FOSS is an inclusive term generally synonymous with both free software and open source software which describe similar development models, but with differing cultures and philosophies. 'Free software' focuses on the philosophical freedoms it gives to users and 'open source' focuses on the perceived strengths of its peer-to-peer development model. However many people relate to both aspects and so FOSS is a term that can be used without particular bias towards either camp. Thanks
> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:58:18 +0530 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > Subject: Re: [ilugd] Belenix coming in July Issue of LFY > > +++ Angad Singh [22/06/08 02:32 +0530]: > >There's a difference between "open source" and "FOSS" as is evident > >and has been talked about a lot in the above discussion. > > No. There is no confusion about this in the list. FOSS definition > includes open source, and the whole discussion was whether > Opensolaris distro as a whole (and not just parts of it) is Open > Source or not. > > - Sandip > > -- > Sandip Bhattacharya > http://blog.sandipb.net > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
