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Free and Open Source Software

Eric P. Delozier

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Abstract The sections in this article are Historical Background Intellectual Property Issues Licensing Software Free and Open Source Distributions The Free–Open‐Source Debate Evaluating Free and Open Source Software Conclusion

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Abstract The sections in this article are Historical Background Intellectual Property Issues Licensing Software Free and Open Source Distributions The Free–Open‐Source Debate Evaluating Free and Open Source Software Conclusion

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Abstract The sections in this article are Historical Background Intellectual Property Issues Licensing Software Free and Open Source Distributions The Free–Open‐Source Debate Evaluating Free and Open Source Software Conclusion

Key concepts: Open source software, Open source, Software, Intellectual property, Computer science, Property (philosophy), Software engineering, Operating system

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