How Open Source works ? - What is Open Source ?

How Open-Source works ?

This is a video which explains the way how open-source works!
I tried my best to keep the context and the big-picture so that illustrates all the aspects, components, challenges in a open-source design platform in a non-biased or neutral sense. This video should also educate young budding individuals who want to contribute open-source solutions, do R&D, and so on !

Cheers, Kiran Kankipati,
Author/Founder: Traffic Squeezer

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• open source
• linux
• kernel
• technology
• networking
• traffic squeezer
• doublefish solutions
• kiran kankipati
• kiran
• wan optimization
• wan acceleration
• fpga wan
• switch
• router
• vsat

[Simtron69]

This is a very good video to understand the terms of opensource lingo.

I have a question. Can we use a GPL licensed library to create a service

without sharing the sources.

Ex: Blender is an excellent free 3D s/w. I'll use the Blender

source(unmodified) to make a web service where users can use

blender's features.Should I also share the code that I've written

to wrap Blender api to web service??

Here I'm not at all modifying Blender, but I'm writing python scripts

which handle interactions.

[trafficsqueezerorg]

@Simtron69 But here is the catch, sometimes if the vendor agrees in some form of contract with the open-source project's team, and drafts an agreement/contract and additionally pays them some nominal fee, perhaps they may allow it. Since the reason being it is kind of given to them in a different form of custom license.

Since (or say if), that open-source project is created by that sole open-source team, they have authority to release under multiple licenses.

[Simtron69]

@trafficsqueezerorg My Idea is to use the various libraries already available in Blender and python and create a new web service which will use the given software's built in features via web.Which means, 0% modification of original source code. I'm just mixing various oss projects. In this case, should I release the scripts that do the job for me?? BTW I'm charging for service only not s/w. Credits for OSS will also be specified. Unfortunately Blender comes in GPLv2 only.

[trafficsqueezerorg]

@Simtron69 Hi, Kindly email to me a test mail (I hope you can fetch it easily via TS website) or send email to TS support. I get back to you via some picture about how to see this scope. I hope it gives a good idea and assistance. Further if it sounds complicated I can get help via OSS licence specialists team. Licensing is a highly interesting subject, and I would love to offer my help and suggestions. I hope email is a easy way to continue this discussion.

[trafficsqueezerorg]

@Simtron69 Also even such possibilities are there in my case too. Where I may have in future a complete 100% other fork of TrafficSqueezer which may be proprietary/commercial and close-source. In that case even I am working out a way to sort out how such thing is feasible. So once again it is to do with licensing and limiting and or expanding the scope of the sources.

[Simtron69]

This is a very good video to understand the terms of opensource lingo.

I have a question. Can we use a GPL licensed library to create a service

without sharing the sources.

[trafficsqueezerorg]

@Simtron69 For example, if you buy a network router or even mobile phone you can see these messages in their user-guide or some attached sheets of paper along with product package.

[trafficsqueezerorg]

@Simtron69 Good question. Actually you cannot. If you see any OEM who uses open-source tools/software, they will intimate you what open-source software tools they used. Also as a rule they allow you to download the sources from the website (although most of the times it is not much of any use). The reason being it is highly customized for that device/hardware platform.

[TheCentanni]

why used open sources..?!?!

[vishakabusybee]

i never expected, it is too good. very detail.

[harinikumarisingh]

very very good video, iam sharing with my friends :)

[trafficsqueezerorg]

@anushkavarmarao hey sure !

[anushkavarmarao]

hey i liked ur video series, sharing to my friends. but iam eager to see more cdn technology videos.

[geethikapinky]

omg seems you got some 11k hits for this video ? I cannot believe !!

[MrDalwindersingh]

amazing video..........gives a way to explore about Open source

[MrDalwindersingh]

amazing video..........gives a way to explore about Open source

[trafficsqueezerorg]

@devadigamanjunath Thank you !

[devadigamanjunath]

Video gave some deep insight on Open-Source.....Nice one :-)

[prikasweetu]

nice video :)

[geethikapinky]

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Anyway it is good keep it up ;)

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