Debian Free Software Guidelines

Affirmation of the Open Source Definition

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Articles, Human behavior, Free software, Software licenses, Free culture movement, Terms of service, Free and open-source software licenses, The Open Source Definition, Debian Free Software Guidelines, Open source, Open Source Initiative, Debian

These benefits are codified in the Open Source Definition (OSD), which is based on the Debian Free Software Guidelines.

Key Points: 
  • These benefits are codified in the Open Source Definition (OSD), which is based on the Debian Free Software Guidelines.
  • The Open Source Initiative, its members, affiliates, and sponsors, promote and protect this fundamental definition through software license review and approval.
  • Without this single, standard definition of "open source," software development as we know it would not be possible.
  • We pledge to guard and maintain the Open Source Definition, and we recognize the Open Source Initiative as the steward of the Open Source Definition.