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  • initialism Free and Open Source Software

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Examples

  • In fact most code in FOSS is hardly vetted at all.

    How do we push open source products into business? Ante Karamati 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • FOSS is software that is released under a license that allows end users to modify it and redistribute it with their changes.

    New Digital Restriction regime 2005

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