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How would one distinguish between an "open source" project like Linux or Apache or Mozilla, and a LAMP/WAMP program developed by a library and then made freely available to modify, distribute, etc. I'm specifically thinking of East Carolina University's "Pirate Source" (http://systems.lib.ecu.edu/piratesource/) which we have reworked and rebranded (rather lamely) as Resources by Subject (http://www.ithacalibrary.com/subjects/), but perhaps MyLibrary would fall in this category, too. Is it wrong or inaccurate to refer to the latter sort of program as open source? The source code is open, but it seems a quite different animal from the ever-evolving and distributed development of Mozilla, Linux, etc. Is there a different/better label for these library-developed applications, or am I splitting hairs? Thanks. Andrew Darby Web Services Librarian Ithaca College Library http://www.ithaca.edu/library/