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| - Object: Free and open source software ( FOSS )
- Free software and open source software are developed and distributed according to a philosophy or strategy in which an executable program is always shipped with its full source code. Recipients are free to change it and/or redistribute it, with some licenses stipulating that this may only occur under the same terms. There are many reasons why this might be helpful. If many people can view the source code then it is easier for any bugs to be discovered. Programming can be done in a collaborative manner with many developers. Open source is different from freeware which is restricted by its license from being modified.
- In computing, free and open source software, also F/OSS, FOSS, or FLOSS (for Free/Libre/Open Source Software) is software which is liberally licensed to grant the right of users to study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code. This approach has gained both momentum and acceptance as the potential benefits have been increasingly recognized by both individuals and corporate players.
- Free software, as defined by the Free Software Foundation, is software which can be used, copied, studied, modified and redistributed without restriction. Freedom from such restrictions is central to the concept of "free software", such that the opposite of free software is proprietary software, and not software which is sold for profit, such as commercial software. Free software may sometimes be known as libre software, FOSS, or open source software.
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| - In computing, free and open source software, also F/OSS, FOSS, or FLOSS (for Free/Libre/Open Source Software) is software which is liberally licensed to grant the right of users to study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code. This approach has gained both momentum and acceptance as the potential benefits have been increasingly recognized by both individuals and corporate players. 'F/OSS' is an inclusive term generally synonymous with both free software and open source software which describe similar development models, but with differing cultures and philosophies. 'Free software' focuses on the philosophical freedoms it gives to users and 'open source' focuses on the perceived strengths of its peer-to-peer development model. The biggest difference is that Richard Stallman's definition of free software includes the GNU Public Licence (GPL) requirement that modifications and additions also have to be licensed under the GPL, whereas "open source", "free open source software", and "free libre open source software" all include licenses without that requirement, as certified by the Open Source Initiative, so that for example the so free it is nearly public domain BSD license also qualifies. However many people relate to both aspects and so 'F/OSS' is a term that can be used without particular bias towards either camp. Free software licenses and Open-source licenses are used by many software packages. The licenses have important differences, which mirror the differences in the ways the two kinds of software can be used and distributed and reflect differences in the philosophy behind the two.
- Object: Free and open source software ( FOSS )
- Free software, as defined by the Free Software Foundation, is software which can be used, copied, studied, modified and redistributed without restriction. Freedom from such restrictions is central to the concept of "free software", such that the opposite of free software is proprietary software, and not software which is sold for profit, such as commercial software. Free software may sometimes be known as libre software, FOSS, or open source software. See Wikipedia for information on the usage and history of the term "free software", details of free software licenses, and the Social significance of free software. Wikipedia also explains the motivations behind free software and documents the controversies surrounding it. Open source software is defined as software that has its source code published as under an open source license which allows others to study, change, and improve the design of that software. See Wikipedia for definitions and terminology, and a description of the Open source model, movement, and licenses.
- Free software and open source software are developed and distributed according to a philosophy or strategy in which an executable program is always shipped with its full source code. Recipients are free to change it and/or redistribute it, with some licenses stipulating that this may only occur under the same terms. There are many reasons why this might be helpful. If many people can view the source code then it is easier for any bugs to be discovered. Programming can be done in a collaborative manner with many developers. Open source is different from freeware which is restricted by its license from being modified.
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