{"id":47,"date":"2014-12-04T22:56:28","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T22:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/openedreader\/chapter\/the-open-source-definition\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T21:33:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T21:33:19","slug":"the-open-source-definition","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/openedreader\/chapter\/the-open-source-definition\/","title":{"raw":"Bruce Perens, &#8220;The Open Source Definition&#8221;","rendered":"Bruce Perens, &#8220;The Open Source Definition&#8221;"},"content":{"raw":"Read the article at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/opensource.org\/docs\/osd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/opensource.org\/docs\/osd<\/a>\n\n<strong>Background<\/strong>\n\nAs a result of fundamental differences between free software and open sources, there was a need to more clearly define what open really meant and differentiate it from free. \u00a0The Open Source Definition (OSD)\u00a0helped to clarify what was meant by open and to distinguish\u00a0the open movement from the free software movement. Like the DFSG on which it is based, the OSD is used primarily to determine whether or not\u00a0software licenses qualify for the label \"open source.\"\n\n<strong>Key Points<\/strong>\n<ul>\n\t<li>Free Redistribution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n\t<li>Source Code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n\t<li>Derived Works<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n\t<li>Integrity of The Author's Source Code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n\t<li>No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n\t<li>No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n\t<li>Distribution of License<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n\t<li>License Must Not Be Specific to a Product<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n\t<li>License Must Not Restrict Other Software<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n\t<li>License Must Be Technology-Neutral<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe definition contains the same conditions as Debian with the addition that the License must be technology neutral \u2013 the license can\u2019t require that any specific technology or interface.\n\n<strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong>\n<ol>\n\t<li>How did the Debian Free Software Guidelines influence the Open Definition?<\/li>\n\t<li>Why is open not the same as free?<\/li>\n\t<li>Is Google Open? Free? Neither? Both? Why?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<strong>Additional\u00a0Resources<\/strong>\n\nDebian Social Contract. (1997). Debian Social Contract, Version 1.0. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debian.org\/social_contract.1.0#guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.debian.org\/social_contract.1.0#guidelines<\/a>","rendered":"<p>Read the article at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/opensource.org\/docs\/osd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/opensource.org\/docs\/osd<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a result of fundamental differences between free software and open sources, there was a need to more clearly define what open really meant and differentiate it from free. \u00a0The Open Source Definition (OSD)\u00a0helped to clarify what was meant by open and to distinguish\u00a0the open movement from the free software movement. Like the DFSG on which it is based, the OSD is used primarily to determine whether or not\u00a0software licenses qualify for the label &#8220;open source.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free Redistribution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Source Code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Derived Works<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Integrity of The Author&#8217;s Source Code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Distribution of License<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>License Must Not Be Specific to a Product<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>License Must Not Restrict Other Software<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>License Must Be Technology-Neutral<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The definition contains the same conditions as Debian with the addition that the License must be technology neutral \u2013 the license can\u2019t require that any specific technology or interface.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How did the Debian Free Software Guidelines influence the Open Definition?<\/li>\n<li>Why is open not the same as free?<\/li>\n<li>Is Google Open? 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