what is Open-Source

Open-Source   is  computer software  with its  source code  made available with a  license  in which the  copyright  holder provides the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose.   Open-source software may be developed in a  collaborative public manner . According to scientists who studied it, open-source software is a prominent example of  open collaboration .  The term is often written without a hyphen as " open source software Open-source software development , or collaborative development from multiple independent sources, generates an increasingly more diverse scope of design perspective than any one company is capable of developing and sustaining long term. A 2008 report by the  Standish Group  states that adoption of open-source software models has resulted in savings of about $60 billion (£48 billion) per year to consumers . What are open-source...