Open Source

Question

Hi... What is mean by Open Source Software ? Please give any example ? Thanks...

Mahesh Chand · Answer

No! .NET is not an open-source platform. .NET is actually nothing but a name. It is not a software. .NET is a platform that consists of programming languages APIs libraries and so on.

Vineet Kumar Saini · Answer

Thank You Mahesh Sir.......

Vulpes · Answer

In contrast the Mono Project is an open source implementation of .NET: http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page

Vineet Kumar Saini · Answer

Hi.... .NET is open source software ? Yes or No ? Thanks...

Mamta M · Answer

From wikipedia: ============================== Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is available in source code form: the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits users to study change improve and at times also to distribute the software. Open source software is very often developed in a public collaborative manner. Open-source software is the most prominent example of open-source development and often compared to (technically defined) user-generated content or (legally defined) open content movements. ============================== Remember Open source doesnt mean free...it can even be paid but the source code is available for you. Good useful examples of open source software are found on sourceforge github and codeplex. One popular example which I have used often is the WPF Toolkit and Silverlight Toolkit. Though I have not seen the source code I used them as a consumer and they have practically been very very useful for me.