&gt; I believe you&#x27;re confusing Open Source with Free Software. Open Source literally means the source is openly accessible.<p>This is what <i>shared source</i> is about. Open source is nearly always used as defined by the OSI:<p>&gt; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;opensource.org&#x2F;osd" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;opensource.org&#x2F;osd</a>