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Ok firstly open source just doesn’t mean
Access to the source code. It has to adhere
to certain rules. I have compiled some of
Them
Free Redistribution: Nobody has a monopoly
over the license. No royalty or other fee
for such sale.
Source Code: The source code should be
given along with the compiled form.
License must not be specific to a
Product: The rights attached to the program
must not depend on the program’s being
part of a particular software distribution
Distribution of License:
The rights attached to the program must
apply to all to who the program is
redistributed without the need for
execution of an additional license by
those parties.
Derived Works:
The license must allow modifications and
derived works, and must allow them to be
distributed under the same terms as the
license of the original software.
These were just some theoretical rules. To
get the hands on experience along with
awareness about open source, from the big
shots of open source do attend the
technical extravaganza organized by
Symbiosis Institute Of Computer Studies
And Research, Gnunify 07.This is where the
whose who of open source will be
coming. Actually going by the base line
FREE, even the registration is free. The
registrations are online and are on. The
spot registrations will be a dicey deal
because the response is huge. So get your
registrations done and get ready to open
your mind to open source
