OPEN SOURCE PROJECT
Project Overview
Features and Objectives
The open source project is a project with source code that anyone can access, use, modify and share to develop software or other projects. Such projects are open to developers and users online. Here are key features of open source project.
Open source license
when a project is open source, that means anybody is free to access to. Open source licenses define rules and constraints on the use, modification, copy and distribution of project.
Community contribution
Open source projects create an open community where all developers freely engage in and contribute to. Anyone can report bugs, suggest new functions, improve codes and develop new functions.
Transparency and reliability
Independent developers or enterprises can conduct quality check of the project as the source code is publicly available.
Flexibility
Anyone can freely use open source projects and modify projects for any purpose. This allow anyone to use and improve projects.
Examples of open source projects include Linux, Apache web server and MySQL database. Many developers have contributed to such open source projects and improved them. The success of open source projects show that cooperation and knowledge sharing is the value in software development.
The Open DID Foundation’s goal is to open source the Korea’s national mobile ID platform to distribute to the world. And the Foundation’s goal is to allow other nations to establish the Digital ID infrastructure and government services by using the open source.
The Foundation will create an environment where many developers and experts engage in and contribute to open source projects. The Foundation will guarantee that a safer and more reliable digital ID platform can be provided.
The Open DID Foundation’s goal is to open source the Korea’s national mobile ID platform to distribute to the world. And the Foundation’s goal is to allow other nations to establish the Digital ID infrastructure and government services by using the open source.
The Foundation will create an environment where many developers and experts engage in and contribute to open source projects. The Foundation will guarantee that a safer and more reliable digital ID platform can be provided.
What are the main features and objectives of open source project?
Features
Digital ID
Lifecycle
Management
Lifecycle
Management
Digital ID Issuance
and Verification
and Verification
Credential Issuance,
Verification,
Management and
Distribution
Verification,
Management and
Distribution
Wallet
Objectives
Facilitate the overseas
development of the Korea’s
national mobile ID model,making it
easy to build digital ID in other
nations.
development of the Korea’s
national mobile ID model,making it
easy to build digital ID in other
nations.
Contribute technologies to the UN’s
E-Government Initiatives
E-Government Initiatives
Lead international digital ID
standardization based on open
source
standardization based on open
source
Develop a better platform allowing
developers being creative through
cooperation and knowledge
sharing
developers being creative through
cooperation and knowledge
sharing
Increase the sustainability and
prevalence of the platform so that it
can be used longer in many
countires
prevalence of the platform so that it
can be used longer in many
countires
