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Open Source

Open source is a software licensing and distribution model in which source code is available for use, study, modification, and redistribution under approved licenses, which matters in enterprises for compliance, security, software supply chain governance, and architecture planning.

206 articles
359 companies
Most covered: Aviz Networks, Sonic, Nvidia

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It's in real use	206 articles tag it; 359 companies are tied to it	`subjectOf`

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