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Free Open Source Software (FOSS), also called Free / Libre Open Source Software ([[FLOSS|F/LOSS]]) and [[Free Software]], is specifically [[Open Source Initiative|licensed]] to be free to use, modify, and distribute.  In return for this value, many FOSS licenses require that any modifications distributed in computer code also be made freely available in modifiable source code under the same license, continually growing the software capability.  These self-reinforcing licenses are particularly good at generating the kind of trust with developers and users that leads to the creation of [http://www.linuxfoundation.org/publications/estimatinglinux.php large] and sustainable ecosystems.
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FOSS is developed and supported by meritocratic teams of individual developers, associations of companies, businesses that provide value-add support and services, non-profit foundations, and research and academic institutions. It is increasingly seen as the global standard and lowest-risk choice for operating systems to applications, helping individuals and organizations reduce costs, increase deployment, improve standards compliance, enhance security, and avoid vendor lock-in.  More information can be found in the following sections.  
 
Free Open Source Software (FOSS), also called just Open Source or Free Software, is licensed to be free to use, modify, and distribute.&nbsp;  Most FOSS licenses also include a kind of legal '''<span style="color:#ffd700">Golden Rule</span>''', requiring any changes - such as fixes and enhancements - be released under the same license.&nbsp;  This generates the trust in developers and users that support large and sustainable [http://www.linuxfoundation.org/publications/estimatinglinux.pdf communities] that grow the software over time.
 
More than a quarter century in [[History|evolution]], FOSS greatly increases capability, security, and stability, reduces costs, eliminates lock-in, and is increasingly the first choice for individuals to enterprises.&nbsp; More info in the following sections.
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&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Software'''
* <span style="color:#008800">[[Applications|Applications]]</span> - hundreds of apps!
* <span style="color:#008800">[[System Software|System]]</span> - dozens of components!
* <span style="color:#008800">[[Cloud Computing|Cloud]]</span>
* <span style="color:#008800">[[Games|Games]]</span>
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* [[Directories]]
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:* [[History]]
:* [[History]]
:* [[Organizations]]
:* [[Organizations]]
:* [[Licenses]]
:* [[Licenses]]
:* [[People]]
:* [[People]]
:* [[Mailing Lists]]
:* [[Mailing Lists|Lists]]
:* [[News]]
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'''Software'''
* [[Primary Sources]]
* [[Secondary Sources]]
* [[Directories]]
* [[System Software|System Software]]
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Additional information can be found at the following pages.


Except for this home page and a few others, you can add to any page by clicking the "Edit" tab at the top. Buttons for text formatting will then be provided at the top of the Edit box.  See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page this page] for more information. To create a new page, you first have to search for the desired name in the Search box on the left of the page.  If it doesn't exist, a link on the results page will offer to "create new page".
:* [[FOSS Philosophy]] – [[Философия_Свободного_и_открытого_программного_обеспечения|Russian translation]]
:* [http://www.theopensourceway.org/wiki/Main_Page The Open Source Way]
:* [[Style Guide]]


Commercial Open Source Software (COSS) can contain FOSS components, however limits availability of some functionality to closed proprietary software, and therefore is described on this site only on the [[Commercial Open Source Software|COSS]] page.
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Commercial Open Source Software (COSS) can contain Free Open Source Software components, however limits availability of key functionality to closed proprietary software, and therefore is discussed only on the [[Commercial Open Source Software|COSS]] page.
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:* [[FOSS Philosophy]]
:* [[OpenSource.org Email]]
:* [[Stallman Email]]
:* [[Style Guide]]
:* [[Future Plans]]

Revision as of 01:44, 29 January 2015

"Because open source software features open code, more programmers are able to view the code, create new functionality, and fix bugs. This follows the same natural way that science has developed over time."

– Taoism of Open Source; Chen Nan Yang; September 29, 2007.


Free Open Source Software (FOSS), also called just Open Source or Free Software, is licensed to be free to use, modify, and distribute.  Most FOSS licenses also include a kind of legal Golden Rule, requiring any changes - such as fixes and enhancements - be released under the same license.  This generates the trust in developers and users that support large and sustainable communities that grow the software over time.

More than a quarter century in evolution, FOSS greatly increases capability, security, and stability, reduces costs, eliminates lock-in, and is increasingly the first choice for individuals to enterprises.  More info in the following sections.

        

  Software

        

  Collections

        

  Information

Additional information can be found at the following pages.

Commercial Open Source Software (COSS) can contain Free Open Source Software components, however limits availability of key functionality to closed proprietary software, and therefore is discussed only on the COSS page.

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