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Definition: FOSS
(Free and Open Source Software) See free software and open source.
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When software offends: The Pantyshot package controversy
Open source software package Pantyshot sparked censorship and gender upheaval in the FOSS community: more that its original author is a woman resigning FOSS, and its current author is remorseless.
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Motorola reportedly secures injunction against Apple in Germany
Here's a twist: Motorola Mobility has secured an injunction against Apple selling mobile products in Germany.
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When software offends: The Pantyshot package controversy
Open source software package Pantyshot sparked censorship and gender upheaval in the FOSS community: more that its original author is a woman resigning FOSS, and its current author is remorseless.
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Is Linux FOSS or open source?
FOSS activist Alex Oliva says GPL Linux is actually open core, which he terms "free bait."
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Is FRAND compatible with FOSS?
While European governments have a distinct preference for open source, they also prefer not to dictate the choices their members make.
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Has FOSS lost the battle against patents
Software patents are a fact of life. Their abolition isn't achievable, writes the author of the FOSSPatents blog.
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FOSS vs. open source as an American debate
Open source, in contrast to FOSS, accepts the idea that people might build proprietary extensions to open source programs, and that the obligation seen by Stallman, what I sometimes call the...
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Best Buy, Samsung, Westinghouse, 11 more named in GPL lawsuit
Best Buy, Samsung, Westinghouse and JVC are among 14 consumer electronics companies named in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed today in New York by the Software Freedom Law Center.
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Updegrove: Obama should give FOSS equal treatment
ConsortiumInfo.org's Andy Updegrove urged President Obama to show more public support for free and open source software. In a blog featured on the site today, Updegrove said open source has made...
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Open source is sold and FOSS is not
If someone comes to you wearing a suit, a smile, and their hand out, it matters little what license their wares may carry. They're still a salesman. They're open source.
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I for one welcome no overlords
The argument between FOSS and open source has never been about economic systems. It has been about the meaning of freedom. It revolves around Stallman's fourth freedom, the idea that when you are...
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Could you switch over to being 100% open source?
Whether it's down to the sagging economy or the slow but inevitable death of XP, I'm hearing from many people who are looking to jump off the Microsoft software bandwagon and pitch up with the...
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Another term for open source
Some may think my pitching open source as democratic software and proprietary software as autocratic software is some kind of public relations exercise. They would be right.
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More FOSS security scare-mongering
With all the talk of open source and the Obama administration, it shouldn't come as any surprise that the scare-mongering around FOSS security is going to be close behind -- and here's part of the...
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Bringing the FOSS tribe together: The future of community shows
Given the economy's impact on tech shows, I have to wonder what the future holds for the various Linux shows and fests around the globe. Talking to Ilan Rabinovitch of the Southern California...
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From grassroots to government: Looking for a FOSS friendly national CTO
Will the first national CTO embrace open source? Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales hopes so. In a piece on CNN's Web site, Wales and Andrea Weckerle argue that the first national CTO needs to commit...
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When Linux fails
At first glance, Free and Open Source software should be perfect for places like Mali. The local economy is poor, and average salaries make proprietary software an unimaginable expense for most...
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Unemployed? Five reasons to build your resume with FOSS contributions
It looks like we've gone from speculating whether we're headed into recession depression, to speculating just what that depression is going to look like. Yihong Ding, over on the Thinking Space...
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Yes, vendors are vital to open source
Fellow ZDNet blogger Dana Blankenhorn asks the question, "Are vendors vital to open source?" No, not at all. Unless you want steady improvements to the software, timely security fixes, ISV and...
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You get what you pay for: Paid contributors drive open source
What's the difference between a paid contributor to a FOSS project and a volunteer contributor? According to a paper by Evangelia Berdou, quite a bit. Berdou finds that paid developers take up key...
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