Baishampayan Ghose wrote:
Oh, so FOSS is different from OSS? I thought FOSS was simply a way to combine the words Free Software (FS) and Open Source Software (OSS) to say Free & Open Source Software (FOSS). If you go by the definition, then FS is not different from OSS. So basically all FS is OSS and vice versa (except a *very few* which are not). But I guess I was wrong ...
Free software has the 4 freedoms. OSS may not have the 4 freedoms. That's why Free software is refered to as 'Libre' software and I heard the FSF chief use this term in his speech too at TIFR.
Regards,
Rony.
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