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open source networks  

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  • Open source, or the open source movement, refers to ideas and actions advocating that the source materials used to create and develop a product—their source code—should be open so that any user has access to it. Open source can be seen as both a method of production and a political vision. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Networks; Open Source Networks]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/open_source_networks

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