What is « open source » ? Commonly associated with software, the meaning of this concept remains very confused and difficult to grasp. Its definition is already a source of controversy within the software world. In addition, there is a growing questioning about the meaning of open source beyond software to encompass digital resources that openly provide their source files. The democratisation of other openness movements (open science, open education, open hardware, open data, etc.) bring other types of open resources that reinforce these questions. Therefore, could we be on the cusp of a paradigm shift in the very meaning of open source in the coming years?
- Coining by Christine Peterson in 1998
- codification by the Open Source Definition
- Pré-1998 usage
- Use in open Source Intelligence before software
The concept first emerged around software.