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The Open Source Definition: History, Applications & Standards

The Open Source Definition (OSD) is a policy document published by the Open Source Initiative in 1998. Derived from the Debian Free Software Guidelines written by Bruce Perens, the OSD is the predominant standard for open-source software. The definition has ten criteria, such as requiring freely accessed source code and granting the open-source rights to…

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The Open Source Definition topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Applications and Standards as prominent areas in the source structure around The Open Source Definition.

Related topics
46
Source areas
7
Connected nodes
53
Extracted relationships
48
Concept neighborhoods
34
Bridge connections
53

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 11 topics
History · 10 topics
Criteria · 8 topics
Application · 7 topics
Compliant licenses · 7 topics
Debian-legal tests for DFSG compliance · 2 topics
Reception · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Criteria

Compliant licenses

Application

Debian-legal tests for DFSG compliance

Reception

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How The Open Source Definition connects Entity context

The extracted context around The Open Source Definition shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, The Open Source Definition → Bruce Perens, DebianThe DFSG, DFSG FAQSection, Free Software Guidelinesdebian-legal, ISBN, January, List, Look, Numbers, Open Source Definition, Open Source Revolution, Open Sources, Social Contract, Software Licenses Debian, The Open Source DefinitionThe, Voices, Why OSS/FS Another extracted example is The Open Source Definition → As Netscape, Bruce Perens, DFSG, It, Mozilla, Open Source Definition, Open Source Initiative, OSI, The OSI. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

The Open Source Definition

Top relations

related to External links · 17
The Open Source Definition → Bruce Perens, DebianThe DFSG, DFSG FAQSection, Free Software Guidelinesdebian-legal, ISBN, January, List, Look, Numbers, Open Source Definition, Open Source Revolution, Open Sources, Social Contract, Software Licenses Debian, The Open Source DefinitionThe, Voices, Why OSS/FS
related to Open source · 9
The Open Source Definition → As Netscape, Bruce Perens, DFSG, It, Mozilla, Open Source Definition, Open Source Initiative, OSI, The OSI
related to Criteria · 7
The Open Source Definition → Derivative, For, Free, In, No, Providing, There
related to Derived definitions · 6
The Open Source Definition → Open Definition, Open Source Definition, Principles, Statement, The Open Knowledge Foundation's, The Open Source Hardware
related to Reception · 4
The Open Source Definition → Free Software Foundation, FSF, It, Nevertheless

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

software free source definition open debian open-source licenses license dfsg list must code guidelines social contract perens debian-legal program criteria

The Open Source Definition relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 48 structured relationships around The Open Source Definition. Examples in this analysis include documentation → instance of → and as this decision was made by developers after and during discussion of how we should consider non-software content and The Open Source Definition → related to Criteria → Providing. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
documentationinstance ofand as this decision was made by developers after and during discussion of how we should consider non-software content0.80text
firmwareinstance ofand as this decision was made by developers after and during discussion of how we should consider non-software content0.80text
I don't believe I can justify the policy decisions to exempt documentationinstance ofand as this decision was made by developers after and during discussion of how we should consider non-software content0.80text
or content any longerinstance ofand as this decision was made by developers after and during discussion of how we should consider non-software content0.80text
as the Social Contract has been amended to cover all these areasinstance ofand as this decision was made by developers after and during discussion of how we should consider non-software content0.80text
The Open Source Definitionrelated to CriteriaProviding0.60section
The Open Source Definitionrelated to CriteriaFree0.60section
The Open Source Definitionrelated to CriteriaIn0.60section
The Open Source Definitionrelated to CriteriaDerivative0.60section
The Open Source Definitionrelated to CriteriaNo0.60section
The Open Source Definitionrelated to CriteriaThere0.60section
The Open Source Definitionrelated to CriteriaFor0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around The Open Source Definition bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Source, Definition and Open. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

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  • the open source definition
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    • Criteria
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  • open source initiative
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  • open-source software
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    • Perens
    • Code
    • Copy
    • Draft
    • Program
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    • Modifications
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  • free software
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    • Guidelines
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    • Modifications
  • open knowledge foundation
    • Source
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  • open definition
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  • open knowledge
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Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For The Open Source Definition, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects The Open Source Definition with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
The Open Source Definition — Overview · splits 42 ⟂ 12
The Open Source Definition — History · splits 43 ⟂ 11
The Open Source Definition — Criteria · splits 45 ⟂ 9
The Open Source Definition — Compliant licenses · splits 46 ⟂ 8
The Open Source Definition — Application · splits 46 ⟂ 8
The Open Source Definition — Debian-legal tests for DFSG compliance · splits 51 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

The Open Source Definition

Nodes54
Edges53
Triples48
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037037
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around The Open Source Definition to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Applications & Standards, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — The Open Source Definition · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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