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2. Free and open-source software - Wikipedia

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   "Free and open-source software" (FOSS) is an umbrella term for software that is simultaneously considered both free software and open-source software. The precise definition of the terms "free software" and "open-source software" applies them to any software distributed under terms that allow users to use, modify, and redistribute said software in any manner they see fit, without requiring ...

3. List of free and open-source software packages - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of free and open-source software packages, computer software licensed under free software licenses and open-source licenses. Software that fits the Free Software Definition may be more appropriately called free software ; the GNU project in particular objects to their works being referred to as open-source . [1]

4. Open-source software - Wikipedia

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   Unix: Unix is an operating system created by AT&T that began as a precursor to open source software in that the free and open source software revolution began when developers began trying to create operating systems without Unix code.

5. GNU - Wikipedia

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   gnu.org. GNU ( / ɡnuː / ⓘ) [3] [4] is an extensive collection of free software (385 packages as of September 2023 [5] ), which can be used as an operating system or can be used in parts with other operating systems. [6] [7] [8] The use of the completed GNU tools led to the family of operating systems popularly known as Linux. [9]

6. History of free and open-source software - Wikipedia

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   In the 1950s and 1960s, computer operating software and compilers were delivered as a part of hardware purchases without separate fees. At the time, source code, the human-readable form of software, was generally distributed with the software providing the ability to fix bugs or add new functions. [1] Universities were early adopters of ...

7. GNU Project - Wikipedia

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   GNU Enterprise ( GNUe) is a meta-project started in 1996, [42] and can be regarded as a sub-project of the GNU Project. GNUe's goal is to create free "enterprise-class data-aware applications" ( enterprise resource planners, etc.). GNUe is designed to collect Enterprise software for the GNU system in a single location (much like the GNOME ...

8. FreeBSD - Wikipedia

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   FreeBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). The first version of FreeBSD was released in 1993 developed from 386BSD and the current version runs on x86, ARM, PowerPC and RISC-V processors.

9. Haiku (operating system) - Wikipedia

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   Haiku, originally OpenBeOS, is a free and open-source operating system for personal computers. It is a community-driven continuation of BeOS and aims to be binary-compatible with it, but is largely a reimplementation with the exception of certain components like the Deskbar. [7] The Haiku project began in 2001, supported by the nonprofit Haiku ...