| Definition |
Open source describes software whose source code is made available under a license that allows use, inspection, modification, and redistribution.
Open Source is a Web or Internet foundation concept used to describe how online resources, websites, users, clients, and services relate to one another.
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| Context & Usage |
For AI, open source should be distinguished from open-weight releases, which may expose model weights without making the full system, data, or training process open.
Technical and nontechnical stakeholders use this concept when discussing how websites, browsers, servers, addresses, and online services work together.
Related concepts include World Wide Web and Internet.
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