All about FOSS and GitHub
FOSS What is FOSS? Free and open-source software ( FOSS ) is software that are both free as well as open-source software . Anyone is freely licensed to use, copy, study, and change the software in any way, and the source code is openly shared so that people are encouraged to voluntarily improve the design of the software. In contrast proprietary software , the other kind of software, is under restrictive copyright and the source code is usually hidden from the users. Examples of open source products include Open Office, the internet browser Mozilla Firefox, Wikipedia, the GNU/Linux operating system and its derivative Android, an operating system for mobile devices. Advantages of FOSS There are pros as well as cons in using FOSS. The benefits or pros of using FOSS can include decreased software costs, increased security and stability (especially in regard to malware ), protecting privacy , education, and giving users more control over their own hardware. F...