Editing Open Source

'''Open-source software''' ('''OSS''') is [[wikipedia:Software|computer software]] that is released under a [[wikipedia:Open-source license|license]] in which the [[wikipedia:copyright]] holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and [[wikipedia:Software distribution|distribute the software]] and its [[wikipedia:source code]] to anyone and for any purpose.<ref>{{cite book |author=St. Laurent, Andrew M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=04jG7TTLujoC&pg=PT18 |title=Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing |publisher=O'Reilly Media |year=2008 |isbn=9780596553951 |page=4 |access-date=21 March 2023 |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422145617/https://books.google.com/books?id=04jG7TTLujoC&pg=PT18 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Corbly|first=James Edward|date=2014-09-25|title=The Free Software Alternative: Freeware, Open Source Software, and Libraries|url=http://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/5105|journal=Information Technology and Libraries|volume=33|issue=3|pages=65|doi=10.6017/ital.v33i3.5105|issn=2163-5226|access-date=28 April 2021|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501023728/https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/5105|url-status=live}}</ref> Open-source software may be developed in a collaborative, public manner. Open-source software is a prominent example of [[wikipedia:open collaboration]], meaning any capable user is able to participate in development, making the number of possible contributors indefinite. The ability to examine the code facilitates public trust in the software.<ref name="Open Collaboration">{{Cite journal|last1=Levine|first1=Sheen S.|last2=Prietula|first2=Michael J.|date=2013-12-30|title=Open Collaboration for Innovation: Principles and Performance|journal=Organization Science|volume=25|issue=5|pages=1414–1433|doi=10.1287/orsc.2013.0872|issn=1047-7039|arxiv=1406.7541|s2cid=6583883}}</ref>

== Controversy in Large Language Models ==
The use of the term '''Open-source''' to apply to [[large language model]]s is controversial, as these models when released do not typically follow key aspects of standard [[wikipedia:open-source license|open-source linceses]].  For example models have often been released without their training dataset or [[hyperparameter|hyperparameters]], with restrictions on their use and without an ability for members of the public to propose changes to the original model.  As a result, while these systems are able to benefit from the advantages of open collaboration, it has been suggested that it is inaccurate to refer to them as truly Open Source.

== See Also ==
* [[wikipedia:Open-source_software|Open-Source software]] on [[wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].