open-source

== English == === Alternative forms === open source, opensource === Etymology === See open source. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊpən ˌsɔɹs/ === Adjective === open-source (not comparable) (software) Of or relating to software where the source code is freely available and licensed in a manner that permits modification and redistribution. (by extension) Describing any product whose composition or method of manufacturing is public knowledge and not proprietary. (espionage) Relying on publicly available information (open sources). ==== Antonyms ==== closed-source ==== Derived terms ==== open-sourceness ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== free software source-available === Verb === open-source (third-person singular simple present open-sources, present participle open-sourcing, simple past and past participle open-sourced) (transitive, computing) To release the source code of, so as to permit modification and redistribution.