The Internet’s growth during the past few years has profoundly affected the way software is licensed and distributed. One of the most important changes that has occurred during this period is the emergence of so-called "open source" licensing. The term "open source" commonly refers to a software program or set of software technologies that are made widely available by an individual or group in source code form for use, modification and redistribution under a license agreement having very few restrictions. The precursors of today’s open source licenses have existed since the early 1980s, but only in recent years have been commonly used in connection with large-scale commercial-quality software projects in recent years. The Internet is partially responsible for the increased popularity of open source projects and the open source-licensing model, because it has helped make them more cost effective and efficient for programmers to collaborate on development projects and distribute software among themselves and to customers.


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