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🎃 Halloween traces its roots back over 2,000 years to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). Celebrated on October 31, it marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter—a season associated with darkness and death. The Celts believed that on this night, the boundary between the living and the dead blurred, allowing spirits to roam the earth. To ward them off, people lit bonfires and wore disguises.
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While it might seem like programmers have changed the meaning of "open source," it's more accurate to say the landscape and application of open-source principles have evolved significantly. The core definition, maintained by the Open Source Initiative (OSI), has remained largely unchanged. However, several factors have influenced how programmers and companies interpret and utilize the open-source model, leading to a broader and sometimes more ambiguous understanding of the term.
​The Original Definition: Freedom and Collaboration
​The concept of "open source" grew out of the Free Software movement of the 1980s, which emphasized four essential freedoms for users: the freedom to run, study, share, and modify the software. In 1998, the term "open source" was coined to be more business-friendly, focusing on the pragmatic benefits of a collaborative development model.
​The Open Source Initiative (OSI) established a formal definition with ten criteria, including:
​Free Redistribution: No restrictions on selling or giving away the software.
​Source Code: The source code must be available and easily accessible.
​Derived Works: Modifications and new works based on the original must be allowed.
​No Discrimination: The license must not discriminate against any person, group, or field of endeavor.
​For a program to be officially considered "open source," its license must adhere to these principles.
​The Evolution: From Ideology to Business Strategy
​The shift in the perception and application of open source can be attributed to several key developments:
​The Rise of Commercial Open Source
​Initially, open source was largely a volunteer-driven effort. However, companies began to see the immense value in open-source software. This led to the development of business models that leveraged open-source projects:
​Open Core: A company offers a "core" version of a product as open source while providing a more feature-rich "enterprise" version under a commercial license.
​Support and Services: Companies like Red Hat built successful businesses by providing paid support, consulting, and training for open-source software like Linux.
​Software as a Service (SaaS): Many cloud-based services are built on open-source technologies, with the service itself being the commercial product.
​This commercialization introduced a financial incentive that, while not contradicting the open-source definition, shifted the focus for many programmers from purely ideological reasons to a blend of community collaboration and career opportunities.
​The Emergence of "Source Available"
​A more recent and significant factor in the perceived change of meaning is the rise of "source available" licenses. These licenses make the source code visible but do not meet the OSI's definition of open source because they impose restrictions. Common limitations include:
​Prohibiting commercial use.
​Restricting the number of users.
​Forbidding the creation of a competing service.
​Companies often use these licenses to prevent larger cloud providers from taking their open-source projects and offering them as a paid service without contributing back to the original creators. While this is a valid business concern, it has created confusion, as these "source available" projects are sometimes incorrectly referred to as "open source."
​The Influence of Big Tech
​The widespread adoption of open source by major tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Meta has further cemented its place as a cornerstone of modern software development. While their contributions have been immensely beneficial, their influence also shapes the direction and perception of open source, often prioritizing a model that aligns with their commercial interests.
​In conclusion, programmers haven't so much changed the meaning of open source as they have expanded its application and adapted it to a more complex and commercialized technological landscape. The core principles of access to source code and the right to modify and distribute it remain central. However, the motivations behind creating and contributing to open-source projects have broadened from a primary focus on user freedom to a wider spectrum that includes professional development, commercial strategy, and community collaboration. The introduction of "source available" licenses has further muddied the waters, creating a category of software that shares some characteristics with open source but lacks its fundamental freedoms

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