Team of Shopify volunteers release COVID case-tracking app

By Mike Vlasveld

Posted May 22, 2020 03:01:00 PM.

A group of volunteers at Ottawa-based Shopify has just 'open-sourced' a new app, designed to help governments and local residents track COVID-19 spread and potential exposure.

According to Wikipedia, Open-source software is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to study, change, and distribute it to anyone and for any purpose. Essentially, open-source software means it's being developed in a collaborative, public manner.

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