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What is free source and open source and what are the risks are associated with using free source and open source materials?

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What is free source and open source and what are the risks are associated with using free source and open source materials?

A main principle and practice of open source materials is peer production by bartering and collaboration, with the end-product (and source-material) available at no cost to the public, i.e. free source. Users are allowed to run, study, modify, and redistribute it without ...

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