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Open Source Basics
Open Source Basics
What is “free software”?
The four essential freedoms
Open source vs. closed source
Open source licenses
Open source values
Open source communities
How open source projects and communities develop
Misconceptions
Misconception 1: Giving away your time
Misconception 2: Project owners just merge
Misconception 3: Companies don’t like open source
Misconception 4: It’s a free-for-all
Upstream first development
Linux and open source
Red Hat’s open source model
More on Red Hat’s approach
Open goes beyond software
Check what you’ve learned
repository
open issue
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