Open source for parts?

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Octavian

Open source for parts?

Post by Octavian »

.....I am looking into building a desktop myself when I can afford it. I love to be way ahead of the game. That is why I would like to look into this now. I have searched through different hardware to try and find source code. To my surprise I could not find anything. I thought surely there would be something. How in the world does Linux exist today if there is no source code for the parts that everyone uses.
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......Surely I missed something. Perhaps because I am still new to programming that I have not been looking hard enough. (Hints why I post this here) So if any of you can explain to me how to find parts with open source code on the net I would really appreciate it. Otherwise would some one mind telling me how in the world is the community of Linux creating and debugging all the distros that are out there.
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WharfRat

Re: Open source for parts?

Post by WharfRat »

You can get the source from the repos. There's no need to search anywhere.

Enable the source repos and

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apt get source packagename
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man apt-get
Mute Ant

Re: Open source for parts?

Post by Mute Ant »

Like this...http://www.ubuntugeek.com/create-your-o ... guide.html...also known as Buddhist Linux (make me one with everything).
Ark987

Re: Open source for parts?

Post by Ark987 »

On the Internet side: For example the all-mighty Cinnamon Desktop source code is hosted at:
https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon

I think IRC channels are the popular communication method for free and open source project, I think.
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