Converse of object

• use: Total Freedom - using open-source removes the reliance on a specific software package, hosting service or support provider.

• make: However, execs said that Solaris 10 also contains third-party code for which the company will need approval to make open-source.

Adjective modifier

• popular: Blender Those more familiar with the interface used by Blender, the popular open-source 3D modeling package may be interested in instinctive Blender.

• powerful: It's a database driven site using the powerful open-source Joomla software.

• free: It aims to use free, open-source and standards-based technologies as far as possible.

• many: Also, SlashDot http://www.slashdot.org ( home of many open-source related flames ) launches Slashdot Investor.

Modifies a noun

• software: Free open-source software is, they say, bad for economic growth.

• os: The open-source OS is not considered a commercial threat on the desktop at present.

• operating: Linux, an open-source operating system, is already available on a wide range of mobile handsets.

• browser: The seminal open-source browser Mozilla has finally been released in a stable version 1.0.

• license: Open Source Computer software source code that is released under an open-source license or to the public domain.

• developer: Critics of the proposal say that introducing such legislation would be detrimental to European small businesses and open-source software developers.

Modifying Another Word

• now: Originally developed by IBM, it is now open-source.

• not: For chemistry, where most publications are not open-source, its coverage is a long way from being compehensive.

Noun used with modifier

• something: This is where the zealots push forward their pet solution - usually something open-source like Linux, or completely noddy like Mac.

• project: In this spirit I am making a few projects open-source for all to look at and hopefully contribute to.