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Open Channels FM: Open Source and the Open Source Initiative

People think Open Source is just about having access to the source code. Actually, there’s a much longer history behind it. Open Source existed before the term Open Source was even coined, back in the late 60s. Universities started giving away software like Unix for free under small licenses like BSD or MIT, coincidentally named […]

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People think Open Source is just about having access to the source code.

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Actually, there’s a much longer history behind it.

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Open Source existed before the term Open Source was even coined, back in the late 60s.

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Universities started giving away software like Unix for free under small licenses like BSD or MIT,…

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People think Open Source is just about having access to the source code. Actually, there’s a much longer history behind it. Open Source existed before the term Open Source was even coined, back in the late 60s. Universities started giving away software like Unix for free under small licenses like BSD or MIT, coincidentally named […]

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CategoryUncategorizedReading Time1 minAuthorIndic EditorialPublishedJul 21, 2026UpdatedJul 21, 2026

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People think Open Source is just about having access to the source code. Actually, there’s a much longer history behind it. Open Source existed before the…

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