According to Wikipedia “Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code,[1] design documents,[2] or content of the product. The open source model is a decentralized software development model that encourages open collaboration. “
It is important to note that just because a program is open source does not mean it is free to use
Examples of Open Source software include
- Linux – Linux is an open source operating system that has both paid and free versions. An example of a paid version is Red Hat. Examples of free versions include Linux Mint and Unbuntu.
- LibreOffice – A great free office suite.
- VLC – VLC is a media player that can play almost every type of media program
- Gimp – Gimp is a powerful photo anf imaging editing program, which is an alternative to Photoshop..
- Shotcut – Shotcut is a great free video editing software.
- KeePass – A free open source password manager
- Thunderbird – A great free email program.
If you want to learn more. I suggest watching Open Source Explained on YouTube. I hope you this article interesting, and informative.