Open-source softwareOpen-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose. Open-source software may be developed in a collaborative, public manner. Open-source software is a prominent example of open collaboration, meaning any capable user is able to participate online in development, making the number of possible contributors indefinite.
Free/Libre Open Source Softwarevignette|320x320px|Capture d'écran d'un bureau avec de multiples logiciels open-source en cours d'exécution: VLC, Firefox, LibreOffice Writer, GIMP, etc. Free and open-source software (F/OSS, FOSS) ou free/libre/open-source software (FLOSS) sont des expressions inclusives, rassemblant à la fois les logiciels libres et les logiciels à code source ouvert, qui malgré des cultures et des philosophies divergentes ont des modèles de développement logiciel similaires.
Open sourceOpen source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open-source model is a decentralized software development model that encourages open collaboration. A main principle of open-source software development is peer production, with products such as source code, blueprints, and documentation freely available to the public.
Open-source-software movementThe open-source-software movement is a movement that supports the use of open-source licenses for some or all software, as part of the broader notion of open collaboration. The open-source movement was started to spread the concept/idea of open-source software. Programmers who support the open-source-movement philosophy contribute to the open-source community by voluntarily writing and exchanging programming code for software development.
Modèles économiques des logiciels open sourcealt=Logo de l’Open Source Initiative : un disque vert dont on a enlevé une part en bas et un petit disque au centre|vignette|Logo de l’Open Source Initiative, association défendant le potentiel économique du développement de logiciels open source. alt=Logo de l’April : « promouvoir et défendre le logiciel libre »|vignette|Logo de l’April, association française faisant la promotion des logiciels libres et de leurs modèles économiques.
Histoire du logiciel libreLhistoire du logiciel libre est intimement imbriquée avec celle de l'informatique et celle du génie logiciel. Elle ne commence en tant que telle qu'à partir du moment où est apparu le besoin de distinguer le logiciel libre du logiciel propriétaire, selon le principe énoncé pour Le Cru et le Cuit. Ces prémices datant de la fin du , il ne peut s'agir d'une discipline académique. L'histoire du logiciel libre est donc présentée ici de façon informelle. thumb|Manipulation des nombres sur un boulier.
Academic publishingAcademic publishing is the subfield of publishing which distributes academic research and scholarship. Most academic work is published in academic journal articles, books or theses. The part of academic written output that is not formally published but merely printed up or posted on the Internet is often called "grey literature". Most scientific and scholarly journals, and many academic and scholarly books, though not all, are based on some form of peer review or editorial refereeing to qualify texts for publication.
Open-source software developmentOpen-source software development (OSSD) is the process by which open-source software, or similar software whose source code is publicly available, is developed by an open-source software project. These are software products available with its source code under an open-source license to study, change, and improve its design. Examples of some popular open-source software products are Mozilla Firefox, Google Chromium, Android, LibreOffice and the VLC media player. In 1997, Eric S. Raymond wrote The Cathedral and the Bazaar.
Open-source licenseOpen-source licenses facilitate free and open-source software (FOSS) development. Intellectual property (IP) laws restrict the modification and sharing of creative works. Free and open-source software licenses use these existing legal structures for the inverse purpose of granting freedoms that promote sharing and collaboration. They grant the recipient the rights to use the software, examine the source code, modify it, and distribute the modifications. These licenses target computer software where source code can be necessary to create modifications.
Bibliothèquevignette|redresse=1.2|Bibliothèque de l'abbaye de Saint-Gall (, patrimoine mondial, Suisse). vignette|redresse=1.2|Bibliothèque publique à Almere (Pays-Bas). Une bibliothèque (du grec ancien , de , « livre », et , « boîte, coffre, caisse ») est un lieu où l'on conserve une collection organisée de livres et matériels de référence. Il existe des bibliothèques privées des bibliothèques publiques, et des bibliothèques spécialisées entre autres.