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'''Open source''' or '''open-source''' is the idea that source code for a piece of software is freely available for viewing and modifying. Many Theopen termsource "Openlicences Source"are isapproved a trademark ofby the [http://www.opensource.org/ Open Source Initiative];. ThisOpen meanssource thatlicences OSIapproved mustby approvethe ofOpen aSource license before itInitiative canmay be describedreferred to as an'''OSI open-sourceapproved licenselicences'''.
 
The [[MIT/X11 License]] and the [[GPL]] are examples of open source licenses.
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