Free and Open-Source Software

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A Free and Open-Source Software is a software that is both free software and open source software.



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  1. FOSS is an inclusive term that covers both free software and open-source software, which despite describing similar development models, have differing cultures and philosophies.(See Feller (2005), p. 89, 362) Free refers both to the freedom to copy and re-use the software, and to the price of the software. The Free Software Foundation, an organization that advocates the free software model, suggests that, to understand the concept, one should "think of free as in free speech, not as in free beer". (See "The Free Software Definition". GNU.org. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html. Retrieved 4 February 2010. ) Free software focuses on the fundamental freedoms it gives to users, whereas open source software focuses on the perceived strengths of its peer-to-peer development model.(See Feller (2005), pp. 101–106, 110–111.) FOSS is a term that can be used without particular bias towards either political approach.
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  3. Free Software Foundation. "What is free software?". http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html. Retrieved 14 December 2011. 
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  5. Claburn, Thomas (17 January 2007). "Study Finds Open Source Benefits Business". InformationWeek. CMP Media LLC. Archived from the original on 25 November 2007. http://www.webcitation.org/5TchF5fkl. Retrieved 11 2 5 2007.