Open Source Software (OSS) definition

Open Source Software (OSS) means software that can be accessed, used, modified and shared by anyone. OSS is often distributed under licenses that comply with the definition of “Open Source” provided by the Open Source Initiative at https://opensource.org/osd or equivalent, and/or that meet the definition of “Free Software” provided by the Free Software Foundation at: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html or equivalent.

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Open Source Software (OSS). : means publicly available and accessible software which can be used, modified and further developed by everybody, however always in compliance with the relevant publicly available underlying licence terms and conditions;

Open Source Software (OSS) means the independent software distributed with the Software that is licensed under the Free Software Foundation’s General Public License (‘GPL”), Lesser General Public License (“LGPL”) and other open source licenses. “Production Use” means use of the Software by Client for its own internal business purposes only.

Examples of Open Source Software (OSS) in a sentence

• The Software may include Open Source Software (OSS) licensed pursuant to OSS license agreement(s) identified in the OSS comments in the applicable source code file(s) or file header(s) provided with or otherwise associated with the Software.

• The Software may include Open Source Software (OSS) licensed pursuant to OSS license agreement(s) identified in the OSS comments in the applicable source code file(s) and/or file header(s) provided with or otherwise associated with the Software.

• Support Line for Open Source Software (OSS) on Power Systems is remote assistance with the operation of supported original software supplier (Supplier) products (Eligible Products) and system environments only (the Service).

• If you refuse to pay the fees, you will not be able to continue using the relevant services.

• Corporation expects that Software developed within the scope of Corporation Activities will be generally made available as Open Source Software (OSS) as that term is defined by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/osd and as commonly understood by those in the software community.

• The Materials may include Open Source Software (OSS) licensed pursuant to OSS license agreement(s) identified in the OSS comments in the applicable source code file(s) and/or file header(s) provided with or otherwise associated with the Materials.

• These stakeholders comprise representatives of the European Commission, research organisations, patent offices, ICT patent owning companies, ICT patent implementing companies, telecom operators, patent pools, academic experts, Open Source Software (OSS) community, SME organisations, patent attorneys, patent support services, a consumer organization and the OECD.

• The preceding paragraph is subject to the Open Source Software (OSS) license, and you must comply with its terms.

• To the extent that Contractor has used Open Source Software (OSS) in the development of the SaaS Application and Services, Contractor represents and warrants that it is in compliance with any applicable OSS license(s) and is not infringing.

• The technical architecture of the eHealth system will be based on the design tenets of: ⬩ A centralized data repository; ⬩ Flexible connectivity options; and ⬩ Integrating existing Open Source Software (OSS) tools.

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Open Source Software (OSS) means any software, programming or other IP that (a) contains or is derived in any manner (in whole or in part) from any software that is distributed as free software, open source software, shareware or under similar Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by [**], has been omitted because American Well Corporation has determined that the information (i) is not material and (ii) is the type that American Well Corporation customarily and actually treats as private or confidential. licensing or distribution models; and (b) is subject to any agreement with terms requiring that such IP be (i) disclosed or distributed in source code or object code form; (ii) licensed for the purpose of making derivative works; and/or (iii) freely redistributable without payment of compensation. OSS includes but is not limited to software licensed or distributed under any of the following licenses or distribution models: the GNU General Public License (GPL), Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Affero General Public License (AGPL), Apache License 2.0, BSD License, MIT License, Mozilla Public License 2.0, Eclipse Public License, Community Server License, Server Side Public License (SSPL) or any similar license. Supplier will not incorporate, integrate or bundle Open Source Software in or with any Deliverable, without Elevance Health’s prior written consent, and to the extent that Supplier uses Open Source Software in creating Deliverables, it shall ensure that such use does not grant, or purport to grant, to any third-party any IP rights in the Deliverables, and does not cause a Deliverable, or any part thereof to become subject to the terms of such Open Source software license.

Open Source Software (OSS) means any software or software component or technology that is subject to an open source license. Open source licenses are generally licenses that make source code available for free modification and distribution, but can also apply to technology received and distributed solely in object code form. Examples of open source licenses include: (a) GNU's General Public License (GPL) or Lesser/Library GPL (LGPL); (b) the OpenSSL License; (c) the Mozilla Public License; (d) the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) License; and (e) the Apache License.

Open Source Software (OSS) means software with freely obtainable source code, a license for modification, or permission for free distribution.