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It is depends to License and permission. For example Open Source, YES, you can modify the code. Read the License and permission first before you copying someone code. If you found some code and didn’t found any License on it, contact the writer whether you are allowed to modify his code or not. If you didn’t find any License and can not contact the author. Do not modify the code and mark it as your project. Sometime this is can lead you into serious copyright problem.

Because open source code is publicly accessible, students can learn to make better software by studying what others have written. They can also share their work with others, inviting comment and critique.

You can read this as your reference : http://opensource.com/resources/what-open-source

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