java和C是不是开源_C语言是开源的吗？C++是开源的吗？C语言、C++是两个开源的标准，而不是开源软件或其它...

我一度对于C语言与C++是不是开源语言很困惑：为什么有那么多人鼓吹Java、Python、PHP等是开源语言，却没有人提C与C++开源与否呢？今天在stackoverflow上找到了几个比较满意的回答，特写篇博文总结一下老外的回答，也供各位对此问题持疑问态度的朋友一个参考。

关于C语言开源与否：

C语言是一个由ISO组织中的ANSI制定的标准，任何个人或者组织都可以根据这个标准将其实现。现今，世界上有许多不同的C语言实现，比较著名的有：GCC、Watcom、MS C等，其中前两者是开源的，后者是闭源的。下面粘贴几个老外的回答(链接：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5099384/is-c-open-source)：

1 The C language is not a piece of software but a defined standard, so one wouldn't say that it's open-source, but rather that it's an open standard.2

3 There are a gazillion different compilers for C however, and many of those are indeed open-source. The most notable example is GCC's C compiler, which is all under the GNU General Public License (GPL), an open-source license.4

5 There are more options. Watcom is open-source, for instance. There is no sho