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Free and open source software (for short: FOSS, means free software and/or open source software) is software whose source code is open and available to anyone who wishes to:

improve it,
study it,
modify it, and
share the original and the modifications with others.

These additional rights are generally granted to the user through the GPL, LGPL, or BSD license.

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-'''Free and open source software''' (for short: '''FOSS''', means '''[[free software]]''' and/or '''[[open source software]]''') is [[software]] whose source is open and available to anyone who wishes to improve, study or modify it, and share the original and the modifications with others. These additional rights are generally granted to the user through the [[GPL]], [[LGPL]], or [[BSD license]].
+'''Free and open source software''' (for short: '''FOSS''', means '''[[free software]]''' and/or '''[[open source software]]''') is [[software]] whose [[source code]] is open and available to anyone who wishes to:
+* improve it,
+* study it,
+* modify it, and
+* share the original and the modifications with others.
+These additional rights are generally granted to the user through the [[GPL]], [[LGPL]], or [[BSD license]].
-==Other pages==
+==Related pages==
 * [[Free software]]
 * [[Open source]]
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 * [[Free Software Foundation]]
 * [[Linux]]
-* [[Ubuntu]]
+* [[GNU]]
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