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Open source
Also: OSS
Open source software makes its code available for people to inspect, use, or improve under a license.
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Open source software makes its code available for people to inspect, use, or improve under a license. In everyday buying decisions, the useful question is not just what the spec says, but what it changes for comfort, cost, speed, safety, or battery life.
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