Open Source Code

About Open Source Code:

• Open source is a term that originally referred to open source software (OSS).
• Open source software is code that is designed to be publicly accessible—anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit.
• Open-source software is developed in a decentralized and collaborative way, relying on peer review and community production. 

What is Source code?

• It is the set of instructions and statements written by a programmer using a computer programming language.
• This code is later translated into machine language by a compiler. The translated code is referred to as object code.
• Source code is the source of a computer program.
• It contains declarations, instructions, functions, loops and other statements, which act as instructions for the program on how to function.
• Programs may contain one or more source code text files, which can be stored on a computer’s hard disk, in a database, or printed in books of code snippets.

What is closed-source software?

• It is software in which the public is not given access to the source code, so they can’t see or modify it in any way.

 

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 Q1) What is Software?

Software is one which comprises the entire set of programs, procedures, and routines associated with the operation of a computer system.

Source: Twitter publicly shares source codes