OSS / Open Source Software definition
OSS / Open Source Software means computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users inter alia the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose. A more detailed definition has been developed by the Open Source Initiative/OSI – go to: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/osd ‘Run-time components’ shall mean all software which is needed by the user to run application programs. ‘Software product’ refers to the software supplied together with libraries in binary format or as source code, including all additional components, e.g. firmware, forming part of a certain hardware, test programs, examples or configurations as well as updates made available in the context of maintenance, product support or trainings, regardless of how any of this has been made available. Installation programs, configuration files or other types of resource files, including all hardware or system description files, all types of manuals, documentation, online help files or product specifications, descriptions and depictions of procedures followed as well as training documents shall also be deemed components of a software product unless these have generally been made accessible to the public. ‘User manual’ shall be that part of the documentation (as defined below) which contains a technical specification and detailed description for the intended use of the software product in question.