What is Open Source ?
There is the common need of having to define what "Open Source Software" is. The most common example is in legal documents (software licenses, legal agreements, etc.) or documents describing sofwtare (documentation, RFPs, etc.)
A common answer is "code that is under a license conforming with the Open Source Definition, as published by the Open Source Initiative".
On the Open Source Initiative website one can read the Open Source Definition, as well as an annotated version.
Unfortunately, this indirect definition is not always convenient for legal documents. It should be noted that a lot of EULAs make reference to "Open Source software" without providing any definition.
This repository collects different defintions of "Open Source Software" as found in various legal documents.
If you have found a defintition of "Open Source Software" in a legal document, I'd be happy to include it in the collection.
If you don't want to go to the trouble of preparing and submitting a pull request, you can simply open an issue. and provide the link to the document. I'll integrate as soon as possible.
Thank you!