The term "open source" was coined in February 1998, while collaborative source-code sharing had existed much earlier.

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"The term “open source” was coined in February 1998, while collaborative source-code sharing had existed much earlier."

OSI traces collaborative source sharing back to software's early history while dating the specific "open source" label to a February 1998 strategy meeting.

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Source title History of the Open Source Initiative

Source authors Open Source Initiative

Source year 2006

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