What is the meaning of Open Source Software?

• What is the meaning of open source software
• What is the meaning of open source application software
• What are the examples of open source application software
• Examples of open source application software 2011
• Examples of latest open source application software 2012 
• Meaning of open source application software 

Open source software is a computer software that the source code is available and free. Some of the open source software are; Mathematics, Finance, Computer simulation software. The licence of an open source software are usually not discriminatory to anyone.

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Example of Open Source Application software

In this Below some Examples of Open Source Software's in 2012 & 2013

1. Android – operating system derived from Linux
2. FreeBSD – operating system derived from Unix
3. Linux – family of Unix-like operating systems
4. OpenIndiana – a free Unix-like operating system
5. ReactOS – operating system built on Windows NT architecture
6. Haiku – free and open source operating system compatible with BeOS
7. Ubuntu
8. FreeDOS
9. PC BSD
10. NetBSD
11. GNU Hurd
12. Blender – 3D graphics editor
13. Eclipse – development environment comprising an IDE
14. GIMP – graphics editor
15. Inkscape – Vector graphics editor for .svg
16. Mozilla Firefox – web browser
17. Chromium – web browser
18. Mozilla Thunderbird – e-mail client
19. NASA World Wind – virtual globe, geobrowser
20. OpenOffice.org (and the LibreOffice fork) – office suite
21. PrestaShop – Electronic commerce platform
22. ADempiere – Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Open Source Software platform for business
23. Vue – (Visual Understanding Environment) mind mapping software project of Tufts University
24. Amaya