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February 1998 became one of the notable months in the software development community: The Open Source Initiative (OSI) corporation was founded and the open source label was introduced. The term represents a software development approach based on collaborative improvement and source code sharing. Prior to these events, <a href="https://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2008/01/22/january-22-1998-the-beginning-of-mozilla/" target="_blank">Netscape shared a source code</a> for its web browser, encouraging engineers worldwide to combine forces and improve the product’s newer versions.