Open-source Cindex: what it means for indexers

Cindex professional indexing software was recently released under an open-source license. In this article, Maria Sullivan, who has been providing user support for Cindex since 1988, first explains what open-source software is. After outlining the background to the establishment of the Open Cindex Project, she then explains what this means for the indexing community and how Cindex can continue to be used – and improved – well into the future.