{"id":11983,"date":"2014-03-23T11:40:45","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T15:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.opensource.im\/?p=11983"},"modified":"2014-03-23T11:40:45","modified_gmt":"2014-03-23T15:40:45","slug":"what-is-open-source-definition-from-whatis-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/open-source-software\/what-is-open-source-definition-from-whatis-com.php","title":{"rendered":"What is open source? &#8211; Definition from WhatIs.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>    1) In general, open source refers to any program whose source    code is made available for use or modification as users or    other developers see fit. Open source software is usually    developed as a public collaboration and made freely available.  <\/p>\n<p>    2) Open Source is a certification mark owned by the Open Source    Initiative (OSI).    Developers of software that is intended to be freely shared and    possibly improved and redistributed by others can use the Open    Source trademark if their distribution terms conform to the    OSI's Open Source Definition. To summarize, the Definition    model of distribution terms require that:  <\/p>\n<p>      This was last updated in May 2009    <\/p>\n<p>      Register now to receive      SearchEnterpriseLinux.com-related news, tips and more,      delivered to your inbox.    <\/p>\n<p>              Unified computing systems (UCS) hold the promise of              simplicity for data center, but the technology and              associated costs may not be appropriate for every              application. Learn about the potential of UCS to help              your data center, and what you should consider prior              to implementation.            <\/p>\n<p>              The shortfalls of UCS include the potential for              vendor lock-in and interoperability issues. Learn              more about these and what you need to know to deploy              a UCS in your data center. Some implementation              considerations include storage, hypervisors, and a              contingency plan in case your vendor changes course.            <\/p>\n<p>              Most machines running Linux are x86 PCs. IBM's System              p and Linux go well together, and Ken Milberg              explains why and what's new. He gives five reasons to              run Linux on System p, and shares some of the options              for PowerVM, IBM's virtualization platform.            <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>More here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com\/definition\/open-source\" title=\"What is open source? - Definition from WhatIs.com\">What is open source? - Definition from WhatIs.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 1) In general, open source refers to any program whose source code is made available for use or modification as users or other developers see fit. Open source software is usually developed as a public collaboration and made freely available. 2) Open Source is a certification mark owned by the Open Source Initiative (OSI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-open-source-software"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11983"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11983\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}