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What is Open Source

Open source software is software that users have the ability to run, distribute, study and modify for any purpose.

Open source is a collaborative software-development method that harnesses the power of peer review and transparency of process to develop code that is freely accessible. 1

Open source draws on an ecosystem of thousands of developers and customers all over the world to drive innovation 2

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Recent Open Source Bookmarks

  • gedit -- Open source text editor
  • Etherpad -- Etherpad is an Open Source online editor providing collaborative editing in really real-time
  • Annotator - Annotating the Web -- The Annotator is an open-source JavaScript library and tool that can be added to any webpage to make...
  • FromThePage -- FromThePage is free software that allows volunteers to transcribe handwritten documents on-line. It'...
  • NewsBlur -- Personal news reader

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1. http://connect.educause.edu/display/47941
2. http://connect.educause.edu/display/47941