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2. Free and open-source software - Wikipedia

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   "Free and open-source software" (FOSS) is an umbrella term for software that is considered free software and/or open-source software. [1] The precise definition of the terms "free software" and "open-source software" applies them to any software distributed under terms that allow users to use, modify, and redistribute said software in any manner they see fit, without requiring that they pay ...

3. Open-source software - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 January 2025. Software licensed to ensure source code usage rights Open-source software shares similarities with free software and is part of the broader term free and open-source software. For broader coverage of this topic, see open-source-software movement. It has been suggested that this article ...

4. Open source - Wikipedia

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   Free and open-source software (FOSS) or free/libre and open-source software (FLOSS) is openly shared source code that is licensed without any restrictions on usage, modification, or distribution. [ citation needed ] Confusion persists about this definition because the "free", also known as "libre", refers to the freedom of the product, not the ...

5. Free software - Wikipedia

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   The OSI list only lists licenses that have been submitted, considered and approved. All open-source licenses must meet the Open Source Definition in order to be officially recognized as open source software. Free software, on the other hand, is a more informal classification that does not rely on official recognition.

6. Outline of free software - Wikipedia

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   Free Software Magazine, which bills itself as "a free magazine for the free software world." Free cultural works definition FLOSSWorld - Free/Libre/Open-Source Software: Worldwide impact study , to find out more about the recently announced European Union funded study.

7. The Open Source Definition - Wikipedia

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   The Open Source Definition is the most widely used definition for open-source software, [22] and is often used as a standard for whether a project is open source. [17] It and the official definitions of free software by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) essentially cover the same software licenses.