This article presents a timeline of events related to popular
free/
open-source software
Open-source software (OSS) is Software, computer software that is released under a Open-source license, license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and Software distribution, distribute the software an ...
. For a narrative explaining the overall development, see the related
history of free and open-source software
The history of free and open-source software begins at the advent of computer software in the early half of the 20th century. In the 1950s and 1960s, computer operating software and compilers were delivered as a part of hardware purchases wit ...
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The Achievements column documents achievements a project attained at some point in time (not necessarily when it was first released).
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
By the 2000s the number of open source software packages in wide use was so large that it would be infeasible to make a definitive list.
2010s
2020s
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History of free and open-source software
The history of free and open-source software begins at the advent of computer software in the early half of the 20th century. In the 1950s and 1960s, computer operating software and compilers were delivered as a part of hardware purchases wit ...
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List of free and open-source software packages
This is a list of free and open-source software (FOSS) packages, computer software licensed under free software licenses and open-source licenses. Software that fits the Free Software Definition may be more appropriately called free software; ...
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Timeline of programming languages
This is a record of notable programming languages, by decade.
1790s
1800s
1830s
1840s
1870s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
* History of computing hardware
* History of programming lan ...
– many programming languages are open source
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Timeline of operating systems
This article presents a timeline of events in the history of computer operating systems from 1951 to the current day. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the History of operating systems.
1950s
* 1951
** LEO I 'Lyons Elec ...
– quite a few operating systems are open source
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Timeline of Linux adoption
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Timeline of the open-access movement
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History of Linux
Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds to create a new free operating system kernel. The resulting Linux kernel has been marked by constant growth throughout its history. Since the initial release of its s ...
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References
External links
A brief history of open-source software
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Open-source software
Open-source software (OSS) is Software, computer software that is released under a Open-source license, license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and Software distribution, distribute the software an ...