Free and Open Source Software

The term free software refers to a lack of restrictions on individual users as well as zero cost; the term open source software refers to collaborative or networked development. Open source is a type of licensing agreement that allows users to freely modify a work, use said work in new ways, integrate the work into a larger project or derive a new work based on the original. Free and open source software (FOSS), which embraces the benefits and adherents of both paradigms, is gaining widespread acceptance as traditional modes of software design are challenged. The book assists you to understand the basic idea and key issues of open source software development and delivers guidance on how to draft an open source license.