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- initialism
Free andOpen Source Software
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In fact most code in FOSS is hardly vetted at all.
How do we push open source products into business? Ante Karamati 2009
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The open, inclusive and participatory nature of FOSS is a natural fit for the vibrant traditions of Indian democracy.
A draft FOSS manifesto for Indian political parties Venky 2009
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The open, inclusive and participatory nature of FOSS is a natural fit for the vibrant traditions of Indian democracy.
Archive 2009-02-05 Venky 2009
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One possibility for defending openness, as with FOSS, is to focus on industry - or sector-specific ways to convince people who want to claim IP rights about the flipside.
Archive 2009-03-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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FOSS 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.
Archive 2009-02-05 Venky 2009
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FOSS 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.
A draft FOSS manifesto for Indian political parties Venky 2009
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As was mentioned last year - in the end FOSS is about Free and Open Source Software, and somebody needs to write that software.
Archive 2007-10-10 Venky 2007
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In brief, Indian domestic software users need, in addition to the availability of FOSS, is the continued service support of FOSS at lower cost.
Archive 2007-05-10 Venky 2007
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What limits the widespread usage of FOSS is the absence of market-driven mechanism of making the end-user aware what is available, where is available, how to use it, and hand holding support for its usage for considerable period.
Archive 2007-05-10 Venky 2007
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FOSS is software that is released under a license that allows end users to modify it and redistribute it with their changes.
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