The Sand Dollar Legend. Described in The Legend of the Sand Dollar below, it's design by God ,the Creator, tells the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ! This makes a wonderful Christian object lesson for kids of any age! One of my favorite activities as a child was finding sea shells at the beach. Although, I didn't live near a beach, my oldest sister did.
Linux is referred to as open-source precisely because it is. Open-source is the ability for anyone to view the code necessary to make the program. The Linux kernel, and most of the programs that are available for it, have their source code available, under a variety of licenses. Linux is referred to as open-source precisely because it is.
Open source is a kind of free software. It is different from other software because the source code is available to everyone. The source code is a set of instructions for the computer, written in a programming language. Anyone can see how the source code works and can change it if they want to make it work differently. The opposite of open source is closed source. Closed source software is not available to everyone. Open source has a lot in common with free software but each has its own focus and goals. Open source and free software have been around for decades.