What is FOSS ?
FOSS means,
Free and Open-Source Software
Free and open-source software is software that can be classified as both free software and open-source software.
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What is Free Software?
Free Software means that the user has the freedom to Run, Copy, Distribute, Study, Change and Improve the software.
There are some main essential freedoms as following.
Freedom 1
The Freedom to RUN the program as you wish, for any purpose
Freedom 2
The Freedom to STUDY how the program works, and CHANGE it so it does your computing as you wish.
Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
Freedom 3
The Freedom to REDISTRIBUTE copies so you can help your neighbour.
Freedom 4
The Freedom to DISTRIBUTE copies of your MODIFIED versions to others.
By doing this you can give the whole community a change to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
What is Open-Source Software?
What is Open-Source Software?
Open-source software is a type of computer software in which source code is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose.
1) Free Redistribution
2) Source Code
3) Derived Works
4) Integrity of The Author’s Source Code
5) No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups
6) No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor
7) Distribution of License
8) License Must Not Be Specific to a Product
9) License Must Not Restrict Other Software
10) License Must Be Technology-Neutral
There are 10 facts for open source
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What is FOSS?
By Senali Madawala
