Unit III: Open Source and Free Softwares

The free software foundation (FSF) philosophy and the open source initiative (OSI) philosophy

Making the source code available to the users by the programmer

FSF is committed to no restrictions, while OSI allows certain restrictions

<p>Open source is seen as a development methodology, while free software is a social movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Free software movement's issues are ethical and philosophical, while open source movement's issues are more practical</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proprietary software restricts access to the source code, while commercial software is developed with the aim of making money.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Freeware is offered free of charge but does not allow modification or redistribution of source code.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The four freedoms are the freedom to use, study, redistribute, and improve the software in any way they wish.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 'free' in free software is defined in terms of liberty, not price.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acronyms like FLOSS (free/libre/OSS) or OSS/FS are used to emphasize the 'libre' meaning of free software.</p> Signup and view all the answers