Informatics Practices
Differentiate between Free Software and Free and Open Source Software.
Computing Safety & Ethics
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| Free software | Free and open source software |
|---|---|
| Free software means the software is freely accessible and can be freely used, changed, improved, copied and distributed by all who wish to do so. | A software which is free as well as open belongs to category FOSS (Free and open source software). |
| Free software emphasizes the philosophical and ethical aspects of software freedom focusing on users' rights to control and modify the software they use. | Free and open source software emphasizes the practical benefits of transparency, collaboration, and the ability to modify and distribute software freely. |
| Free software adheres to specific licenses like the GNU General Public License (GPL) that ensures users' freedoms. | This software can be released under various licenses, some of which are more permissive like BSD, MIT, Apache 2. |
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