Definitions
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- noun computing  The practice of providing open-source code for a product.
- noun computing Open-source software in general.
- verb   To make open-source .
Etymologies
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Coined by Christine Peterson in January 1998.
			
		
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								Meta calls Llama “open source”, although critics dispute the claim: it’s possible to download the model and use it with a fairly free licence but the training data remains entirely closed, and the model is not free for anyone to use for any purpose. Why Zuckerberg’s multibillion-dollar gamble doesn’t just matter to Meta Dan Milmo 2024 
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