Open-Source projects
Basics of Open-Source projects
We believe in the importance of open-source software in the future of software development. Open-source projects give everyone a chance to get involved in software development regardless of their social status or country of origin. A typical open-source project consists of three major pillars. We will dive deeper into the depths of open-source in this article. There are also
Pillars of open-source
Access to all: By their very nature, open-source projects are always publicly available to see for everyone interested. For a project to be considered an open-source project the majority of its code and resources are to be made publicly available for everyone to see and study.
Communities: Open-source projects live and die by their communities. Many open-source communities consist of people from every walk of life and every country on the planet. For example: some projects might be managed by industry professionals, and developed in co-operation with hobbyist programmers from around the world.
Licenses and agreements: Open-source projects use generous licenses with a few key restrictions to make sure that the derivative works are also kept open to everyone. The most common open-source licenses are GPL and Apache 2. These two licenses give everyone the right to do whatever they want with the software developed in the community. Both of these licenses emphasize that any derivative work retains its open nature, but their direct approach differs quite a bit.
We have also compiled some free courses for anyone interested in open-source. You need to register for an edufication account, but the courses themselves are free.
Course 1: Fundamentals of open-source
Course 2: Open-source licensing
Course 3: Open-source business models
Course 4: Open-source communities and networks
Course 5: Software development in open-source projects
Course 6: Open-source solutions for small to medium enterprises
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