The Open Source Definition, maintained by the Open Source Initiative, requires that a license must allow free redistribution, ensure source code availability, permit the creation of derivative works, maintain the integrity of the author's source code, prohibit discrimination against persons or groups, prohibit discrimination against fields of endeavor, require distribution of the license, not be specific to a product, not restrict other software, and be technology-neutral.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: FOSSA
  The Complete Guide to Open Source Licenses - FOSSA
• Person: Not available Organization: Open Source Initiative
  The Open Source Definition

Sources

• The Complete Guide to Open Source Licenses - FOSSA fossa.com FOSSA via serper
• The Open Source Definition opensource.org Open Source Initiative via serper

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• derivative works concept
• Open Source Initiative entity
• source code concept
• The Open Source Definition concept
• discrimination concept
• redistribution concept
• integrity concept