1. Understanding Open Source Software

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The OSS (Open Source Software) is a software whose source is available to the public.

Having publicly available sources doesn't mean that there are no copyright issues, However.
In fact OSS typically is copyrighted with restrictions meant to preserve its open source status, authorship, and control.

OSS is usually developed by the mass effort of programmers all over the world. Universities, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and individual programmers develop OSS.

Some of the Open Source Softwares are as follows :

i. Unix
ii. Linux
iii. Mozilla Firefox
iv. Open Office.org
v. Abi Word
and many more .................

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