6 Comments

1. mymillermedia
   Posted December 23, 2007 at 12:34 am | Permalink

   Yes, means it is free to use.

2. Ana
   Posted December 26, 2007 at 12:02 pm | Permalink

   This term is about the developing of free programs – all types also for web and stand-alone
   The greateast site where you can find opensources projects on various fields is:

3. turlak1
   Posted December 28, 2007 at 11:16 am | Permalink

   I am not an expert on this, but as I understand it an open source project is one that is completely done by individuals who want to create something that is totally free to the end user. More importantly the process of creating the project is open and available so that others can take that information and improve on it. An example of this would be a computer program. Lets take G.I.M.P. for example. G.I.M.P. is an open source graphics program. It is available free to download online. Also the code for it is available online to allow people to hack it and improve upon it. As a result G.I.M.P. continues to grow and improve, essentially evolve. G.I.M.P. for film is an example of this.

   There is also another example of this in Wizard’s of the Coasts D20 system. This is an open source roleplaying game system, free for other developers to use to create their own roleplaying games. This is good because it allows for everyone that knows how to play a D20 game to translate from one game to another without having to learn different rules.

   Look up “Open Source” and “Open Office” online and you will get many sights dealing with it.

   (Again I am not an expert and I assume I am missing many elements of the open source experience, I would like to hear other people respond as well.)

   Tony

4. John J
   Posted December 31, 2007 at 2:09 pm | Permalink

   Open source programs are programs where you are allowed to view the source code and (usually) modify it to suit your needs. There are many different kinds of open source projects, but most of them are free. The notable exceptions to the usually free include operating systems like Red Hat Enterprise Edition and such.

5. dayltdrmz
   Posted December 31, 2007 at 9:35 pm | Permalink

   Open Source means more than just free. It means the code is free to use and to give away to others. You also have the right to edit the code in any way you choose and redistribute the changed code as long as the original user agreements are left intact.

   For the most part, it means you can take the code and make enhancements, which may one day end up as part of the official version.

6. ebose01
   Posted January 2, 2008 at 11:02 pm | Permalink

   open source means it is free for use and gives you the codes and you can make changes and can redistribute it.