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Free and Open Source Software

IT Professional, 2010
In this paper, free and open source software are discussed. Open source is an intellectual property destroyer. Nothing could be worse than this for the software business and the intellectual-property business. Microsoft has an official open source presence on the Web (www.microsoft.com/opensource), and in July 2010, Jean Paoli, the General Manager for ...
Keith W. Miller   +2 more
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Free Software Philosophy and Open Source

International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes, 2009
This article introduces and explains some of the most relevant features of the free software philosophy formulated by Richard M. Stallman in the 1980s. The free software philosophy and the free software movement built on it historically preceded the open source movement by a decade and provided some of the key technological, legal and ideological ...
Niklas Vainio, Tere Vadén
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Free and open source software (FOSS)

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, 2010
Software plays a very important role in our aspiration as a country to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as enablers for development. Licensing cost for Proprietary Software (PS) is however expensive and does not offer the freedom to manipulate the source code.
Charles Amega-Selorm, Johanna Awotwi
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Free and Open Source Software in developing contexts

Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, 2010
PurposeOriginating in the USA and Northern Europe, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) found on the internet its fertile environment. In more recent years, FOSS is becoming an increasingly important element in strategies for development and implementation of information and communication technologies also in developing countries.
Miscione, Gianluca, Johnston, Kevin
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The ISIS-software family: from ‘Free and Open' to ‘Free and Open Source Software'

Innovation, 2009
In this article the (CDS/)ISIS software will be discussed as a ‘predecessor' to the ‘Free and Open Source' (FOSS) software development movement which is currently gaining importance, also in the library and documentation field. Even though the full adherence of ISIS to this movement is of recent date, we will illustrate how from its beginning – which ...
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Rethinking free, libre and open source software

Knowledge, Technology & Policy, 2006
This special issue includes seven articles that make significant contribution to the literature pertaining to knowledge and public policy around Free, Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS). Focusing on questions in two themes (i) motivation and organization and (ii) public policy, the articles in this volume develop new analytic models and report on ...
Ruben van Wendel de Joode   +2 more
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Older Adults and Free/Open Source Software

Proceedings of The International Symposium on Open Collaboration, 2014
The global population is aging rapidly, and older adults are becoming increasingly technically savvy. This paper explores ways to engage these individuals to contribute to free/open source software (FOSS) projects. We conducted a pilot diary study to explore motivations, barriers, and the contribution processes of first-time contributors in a real time,
Jennifer L. Davidson   +4 more
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