Category: Open-source
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Open source software has quietly become the backbone of modern computing, and many of the most essential tools most people rely on daily are already open source without realizing it. The web browser Firefox remains one of the most important pieces of software ever created under an open license — it kept the web competitive…
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The philosophy behind Free and Open Source Software — commonly abbreviated as FOSS — is rooted in a deceptively simple idea: that software is a form of knowledge, and that knowledge belongs to everyone. This conviction was articulated most forcefully by Richard Stallman, who launched the GNU Project in 1983 and later formalized his thinking…