källkodsprogramvara
Källkodsprogramvara, often referred to as open source software, is computer software released under a license that grants users the right to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose. The source code, the human-readable set of instructions that a computer program is written in, is made available to the public. This contrasts with proprietary software, where the source code is typically kept secret and users are only granted the right to use a compiled, non-modifiable version.
The concept of källkodsprogramvara emerged in the late 1980s with the free software movement, championed by
Community collaboration is a hallmark of källkodsprogramvara. Developers from around the world can contribute to projects,