On the 22nd episode of Zemach FM, we are taking a look at the open-source world. Open source plays a huge part in our life whether we are technical people or normal users of the digital world. In this episode we start by defining the concept of open source, how it got to where it is now through time, the different licenses that open source software use, and finally the pros & cons of making software open source.

Episode Timeline

01:20 Episode introduction

04:30 What is open source ?

06:00 A bit about open source software licenses

10:18 Free software vs open-source software

11:34 How Open source started

17:27 Pros and cons of using or making open source software

29:30 Why people contribute to open source projects

33:55 Some more information on open source licenses

37:38 Some popular open source projects

43:55 Some of our open source projects

Links in the episode

Choose a license

Open source licenses comparison

New Zemach FM site

English To Amharic Tech Terms

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