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The Open Source Definition
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1. Free Redistribution
2. Source Code
3. Derived Works
4. Integrity of The Author's Source Code
5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups
6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor
7. Distribution of License
8. License Must Not Be Specific to a Product
9. License Must Not Restrict Other Software
10. License Must Be Technology-Neutral
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The open source model of operation and
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input of different agendas, approaches
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<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source>
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Proprietary software is computer software on
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use, private modification, copying, or
republishing.
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7 Cooperative Principles
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1. Voluntary and Open Membership
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A cooperative is defined as an autonomous
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> managing the cooperative difference By Peter Davis, International Labour Office Cooperative
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