The source code (actual programming of the system) is available for download and modification. There is no license fee for open source software but it is usually managed by an oversight organization to guard against abuse.
OS is an open-source operating system
No, MySQL is an open-source database system
LINUX and Unix OS is open-source operating system.....! but Windows version OS is not the open-source operating system....!
Linux is the example of the latest open source operating system.
Is MacOS an open source system? No.
The latest open source operating system include the Kubuntu Linux and the Fedora Linux. The open source operating system refers to an OS that runs on a computer and is free for use and to be modified.
The most popular open-source (or mostly open-source) operating system for personal computers are the various flavors of Linux.
It means the source code is publicly available.
Linux :-)
Linspire no longer exists as it was taken over by Xandros in 2008. The Xandros system is a version of Linux and so is closest to an open source system but it has commercial elements that would not meet the requirements for a truly open source system. Sun Solaris no longer exists as Sun was taken over by Oracle. The Oracle Solaris system is part open and part closed source. Apple's Mac OS X is primarily closed source with several open source components. Windows is closed source but with some Shared source components.
An open-source operating system is one that is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge.
there are many type of open source operating system like Linux which provide their source code so you may edit it according to your need.but window is not give their source code.