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“Free and Open Source Software”

Slides for the opening lecture of the ETHZ/UZH “Linux Days” - organized by [project21] TheAlternative.

###This document presents:

• a brief definition of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS).
• a short history of software freedom
• the major FOSS concepts, and corresponding licenses
• the advantages of FOSS
• some of the most prominent FOSS packages
• the nature of the FOSS user and developer base

###License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International