AI engineering glossary · Computing foundations
What is open-source software?
Open-source software (also called Open source): Software whose source code is published under a licence that lets others read, use, modify and share it, subject to the licence terms. Much of modern infrastructure, including Linux and many AI libraries, is open source.
Open-source software: an example
Linux and Python are open-source projects that anyone can download and inspect.
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Where you learn it
Open-source software is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.