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'''Free and open source software''' ('''FOSS''') is [[software]] whose source is [[Open source|open and available]] to anyone who wishes to improve, study or modify it. These additional rights are generally granted to the user through the [[GPL]], [[LGPL]], or [[BSD license]]. |
'''Free and open source software''' ('''FOSS''') is [[software]] whose source is [[Open source|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]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 14:20, 10 November 2008
Free and open source software (FOSS) 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.