Complex sentence: The development of Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration: the underlying source code may be used, modified, and distributed--commercially or non-commercially--by anyone under licenses such as the GNU General Public License.
Split into simpler sentences: The development of Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration. The underlying source code may be used, modified, and distributed--commercially or non-commercially--by anyone under licenses such as the GNU General Public License.