IS JAVA AN OPEN SOURCE OR NOT ? PART

IS JAVA AN OPEN SOURCE OR NOT ? PART – 2

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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

What is open source software?

Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify and enhance.

Open-Source Software Criteria

Software redistribution
Source code availability and integrity
Distribution and properties of licenses
Derived works

Is open source software free of charge?

Open source software is different. Moreover, some open source licenses stipulate that anyone who alters and shares a program with others must also share that program’s source code without charging a licensing fee for it.

Open-Source Software vs. Free Software

Although the terms are often used interchangeably, OSS is slightly different from free software. Both deal with the ability to download and modify software without restriction or charge. However, free software—a concept developed in the 1980s by an MIT computer science researcher, Richard Stallman—is defined by four freedoms are

The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose.
The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.
The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others.