OSS / FOSS

OSS? FOSS?OSS - Open Source Software vs FOSS - Free and Open Source Software

Anyone is freely licensed to use, copy, study, and change the software in any way, and the source code is openly shared so that people are encouraged to voluntarily improve the design of the software.This is in contrast to proprietary software, where the software is under restrictive copyright and the source code is usually hidden from the users.

Its computer software with its source code made available with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose. Open-source software is developed in a collaborative public manner. Open-source software is the most prominent example of open-source development and often compared to (technically defined) user-generated content or (legally defined) open-content movements.

Source: Wikipedia

Open source software benefits programmers and non-programmers alike. In fact, because much of the Internet itself is built on many open source technologies anyone using the Internet benefits from open source software. Every time computer users view web pages, check email, chat with friends, stream music online, or play multiplayer video games, their computers, mobile phones, or gaming consoles connect to a global network of computers that routes and transmits their data to the "local" devices they have in front of them.

It can be applied to the world beyond software. Open source is not only a way to develop and license computer software, but also an attitude. Approaching all aspects of life "the open source way" means expressing a willingness to share, collaborating with others in ways that are transparent (so that others can watch and join too), embracing failure as a means of improving, and expecting - even encouraging - everyone else to do the same.

Source: http://opensource.com

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