Free and open-source software

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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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