You first have to download the source code. Sometimes this is included as an optional element of the program installer but not always; more often it is available as a separate download. Once you've downloaded the source you can view it any plain-text editor. However, an integrated development environment (IDE) makes it much easier to both view and modify the code. Most sources will include project files for the most popular IDEs.
Open source means you can see the source code, you see how they did things and can learn from it. It doesn't mean you can edit it willy nilly and it is automatically distributed with your additions.
You can check various open source sites (SourceForge, etc.) to see if anyone has a program relating to sales, but if it is a proprietary (for sale) program you won't get the source code unless you pay for the source code license.
The best thing to do is check the website for a mention o Open Source. see www.ubuntu.com and open source applications that you know of to see what you are looking for on the site to see if it is open source.
technically spoken, source code is everywhere, because every web page you open in your browser is source code that is interpreted by your browser and displayed following certain rules. every browser I can think of has a "display source code" option somewhere (mostly in the "Views" section) that allows for displaying the pages source code, although you won't be able to see the source code of scripting languages like PHP or Ruby in the browser with this function.
commercial software is made for profit. it is maintained by a company, and it's code is a trade secret, hidden, "closed source", because you can't see it (and therefore steal it) open source software is free to use. it is created not for profit, typically maintained by a community of individuals. its code is free for everyone to look at, modify, steal, etc. sometimes you will have trouble downloading open source software - make sure you download the "windows binaries" or "windows compile" and not the source code
Open source means you can see the source code, you see how they did things and can learn from it. It doesn't mean you can edit it willy nilly and it is automatically distributed with your additions.
"Open source" means it is written in or related to a type of computer programming code that is available to the public. See related links for details.
You can check various open source sites (SourceForge, etc.) to see if anyone has a program relating to sales, but if it is a proprietary (for sale) program you won't get the source code unless you pay for the source code license.
The best thing to do is check the website for a mention o Open Source. see www.ubuntu.com and open source applications that you know of to see what you are looking for on the site to see if it is open source.
All operating systems have to use binary code in order to operate. The difference between open-source operating systems and Windows is that you can see the code before it is converted into a binary format.
Open source means that the source code is available free of charge. That does not mean however that you have any other rights in connection to it. GNU GPL insures that a software is "Free" (as in Freedom), making sure that users not only have the right to see the source code, but modify it in any way they like it as long as they license the modifications under the GPL, too. See the link to Free Software vs. Open Source for more details.
Yes, see openoffice.org
technically spoken, source code is everywhere, because every web page you open in your browser is source code that is interpreted by your browser and displayed following certain rules. every browser I can think of has a "display source code" option somewhere (mostly in the "Views" section) that allows for displaying the pages source code, although you won't be able to see the source code of scripting languages like PHP or Ruby in the browser with this function.
commercial software is made for profit. it is maintained by a company, and it's code is a trade secret, hidden, "closed source", because you can't see it (and therefore steal it) open source software is free to use. it is created not for profit, typically maintained by a community of individuals. its code is free for everyone to look at, modify, steal, etc. sometimes you will have trouble downloading open source software - make sure you download the "windows binaries" or "windows compile" and not the source code
Open the page that interests you, and look in your browser for the option to view the "source code". The details vary; for example in FireFox, you can press Ctrl-U (shortcut for "Web Developer - Source code" - which may be slightly different since I translated it back from Spanish), to see the source code of a Web page.
"Open source" refers to software that is distributed and licensed such that its source code is made available to the public, encouraging many different developers to make changes, fix bugs, and generally improve the software. This is in contrast to typical commercial software for which source code is rarely if ever made available to persons not working for the company that holds the rights to the software in question. In this way, "closed source'' applications have the potential to be held to greater scrutiny and greater consistency of changes (since usually one a small number of individuals will ever see or change the code. However, with "open source" software, the code is usually made available to every who wants it.
We have two kinds of programming languages, Open Source and Close Source :) Open Source like javascript and Close Source ":)" like .exe files (Compiled Files) Open Source files like javascript wont be compiled and will be used as it wrote. if you think php is open source or not, i should tell you it's a different thing, the first thing you should be worry about is the security, javascript is open source and open source files are less or even unsecured files, it means everyone can see your source code, they can break down your security easily.. So what you should do? USE SOME ENCIPHER PROGRAM TO MAKE IT HARDER TO BREAK DOWN (it will just make it harder.. not impossible) Close Source (Complied Files) are those that you write an code then it will be complied to something else to be understand by computers, like you write c# codes in Visual Studio and when you want to run it, your codes will be compiled to an exe application, then your computer will be able to run it. Compiled Files is more secure but keep it in mind it don't mean it's unbreakable.. nowdays there are reverse programs out there.. :) Wish i got your question right.. :)