Team of Shopify volunteers release COVID case-tracking app
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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— Tobi Lutke
