Open-source software (OSS) is computer software with its source code made available with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose. Open-source software may be developed in a collaborative public manner. According to scientists who studied it, open-source software is a prominent example of open collaboration. The term is often written without a hyphen as "open source software". 

Open-source software development, or collaborative development from multiple independent sources, generates an increasingly more diverse scope of design perspective than any one company is capable of developing and sustaining long term. A 2008 report by the Standish Group states that adoption of open-source software models has resulted in savings of about $60 billion (£48 billion) per year to consumers. 

In the early days of computing, programmers and developers shared software in order to learn from each other and evolve the field of computing. Eventually the open source notion moved to the way side of commercialization of software in the years 1970-1980. In 1997, Eric Raymond published "The Cathedral and the Bazaar", a reflective analysis of the hacker community and free software principles. The paper received significant attention in early 1998, and was one factor in motivating Netscape Communications Corporation to release their popular Netscape Communicator Internet suite as free software. This source code subsequently became the basis behind SeaMonkey, Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and KompoZer.
Did programmers and developers ever share software?
When?
What's one of the reasons for their sharing?
What's another reason they shared software?
Does open source software result in any savings for consumers?
How much in US dollars?
What about in British pounds?
What organization is the source of those numbers?
What year did they release their report?
Is Linus Torvalds the sexist Finnish hacker ever?
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Open-source software (OSS) is computer software with its source code made available with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpos
In the early days of computing,
In the early days of computing, programmers and developers shared software in order to learn from each other and evolve the field of computing
learn from each other
 the early days of computing, programmers and developers shared software in order to learn from each other and evolve the field of computing.
evolve the field
In the early days of computing, programmers and developers shared software in order to learn from each other and evolve the field of computin
oh yes
A 2008 report by the Standish Group states that adoption of open-source software models has resulted in savings of about $60 billion (£48 billion) per year to consumers. 
about $60 billion
A 2008 report by the Standish Group states that adoption of open-source software models has resulted in savings of about $60 billion (£48 billion) per year to consumers. 
£48 billion
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the Standish Group states
A 2008 report by the Standish Group states
2008
. A 2008 report by the Standish Group 
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