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  2. List of free and open-source software packages - Wikipedia

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    Moodle – Free and open-source learning management system. OLAT – Web-based Learning Content Management System. Omeka – Content management system for online digital collections. openSIS – Web-based Student Information and School Management system. Sakai Project – Web-based learning management system.

  3. History of free and open-source software - Wikipedia

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    In the 1950s and 1960s, computer operating software and compilers were delivered as a part of hardware purchases without separate fees. At the time, source code, the human-readable form of software, was generally distributed with the software providing the ability to fix bugs or add new functions. [1] Universities were early adopters of ...

  4. Free and open-source software - Wikipedia

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    Overview. "Free and open-source software" (FOSS) is an umbrella term for software that is simultaneously considered both free software and open-source software. [5] 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 ...

  5. Open-source software - Wikipedia

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    The decision to use open-source software, or even engage with open-source projects to improve existing open-source software, is typically a pragmatic business decision. [60] [61] When proprietary software is in direct competition with an open-source alternative, research has found conflicting results on the effect of the competition on the proprietary product's price and quality.

  6. Portal:Free and open-source software - Wikipedia

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    Introduction. Free and open-source software ( FOSS) is software that is distributed in a manner that allows its users to run the software for any purpose, to redistribute copies of it, and to examine, study, and modify, the source code. FOSS is also a loosely associated movement of multiple organizations, foundations, communities and ...

  7. Open source - Wikipedia

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    Open Source Initiative logo. Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code, [1] design documents, [2] or content of the product. The open source model is a decentralized software development model that encourages open collaboration.

  8. Open Source Initiative - Wikipedia

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    Open Source Initiative. The Open Source Initiative ( OSI) is the steward of the Open Source Definition, the most widely used standard for open-source software. Founded in 1998, the Open Source Initiative coined the term open source in opposition to the free software movement. While free software is the same thing as open-source software, OSI ...

  9. List of free and open-source Android applications - Wikipedia

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    Android Open Source resources and software database. F-Droid Repository of free and open-source Android software. PRISM Break – curated list of security focused open-source alternatives to mitigate some threats of PRISM, XKeyscore and Tempora. Droid-Break – curated list of general purpose open-source alternatives.