Free and open-source software
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Free and open-source software (FOSS) is computer software that can be classified as both free software and open-source software.
See also
Further reading
- Barr, Joe (1998). "Why "Free Software" is better than "Open Source"". Free Software Foundation. Archived from the original on 2007-11-25. http://www.webcitation.org/5TchyyzYm. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- Salus, Peter H. (28 March 2005). "A History of Free and Open Source". Groklaw. http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050327184603969. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- Vetter, G. (2009). "Commercial Free and Open Source Software: Knowledge Production, Hybrid Appropriability, and Patents". Fordham Law Review 77 (5): 2087-2141. http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol77/iss5/4.
- Wheeler, David A. (8 May 2014). "Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS, FLOSS, or FOSS)? Look at the Numbers!". DWheeler.com. http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
External links
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Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: FLOSS Concept Booklet |
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Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: FOSS A General Introduction |
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Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: FOSS Open Standards |
- FLOSSworld: Free/Libre/Open Source Software: Worldwide impact study
- FreeOpenSourceSoftware.org: FOSS wiki
- IFOSSF.org: International Free and Open Source Solutions Foundation
Notes
This article reuses some content from the Wikipedia article.
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