- Free and open-source software (F/OSS, FOSS) or free/libre/open-source software (FLOSS) is liberally licensed to grant the right of users to use, study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code.
- In the context of free and open-source software, free refers to the freedom to copy and re-use the software, rather than to the price of the software.
- FOSS is an inclusive term that covers both free software and open source software, which despite describing similar development models, have differing cultures and philosophies. Free software focuses on the philosophical freedoms it gives to users.
- Whereas open source software focuses on the perceived strengths of its peer-to-peer development model.
- FOSS is a term that can be used without particular bias towards either political approach.
- Free software licenses and open source licenses are used by many software packages.
aku kurang paham yang nih .. explain cikit :P
ReplyDeletemisalfa~~:-> maksudnya sesiapa pun boleh lihat dan guna sesuatu perisian tersebut secara bebas dan percuma...open source ni merujuk kepada kebebasan utk seseorang itu untuk copy, ubah dan gunakan semula perisian tersebut.
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