sourceware

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sourceware

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From source + -ware.

noun

dated, uncountable A precursor of open source software. And last of the “open software”, a rarer implementation is sourceware. A variation of freedomware, sourceware offers “open source” code with “closed (proprietary) standards”.

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@misc{sourceware_2026,
  title = {sourceware},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sourceware},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}