Open source software means that the software is free, that others can modify the code, and I believe there are other parts of the definition...but I'm not sure if Yahoo! Widgets qualifies as a definite example of open source software. Any help or proof would be appreciated!
Is Yahoo! Widgets an example of open source software, according to the technical definition of open source?
1. In open software you get the source code, as well.
2. Yahoo search yielded much, part of which I am pasting (below)
Yahoo! Widget Engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yahoo! ... Widgets, and hence is part of a class of software applications called widget engines. ... widget engine to provide a feature that could quickly ...
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