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Towards Maintainer Script Modernization in FOSS Distributions

September 28, 2009 12:00am PDT

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) distributions are complex software systems, made of thousands packages that evolve rapidly, independently, and without centralized coordination. During...

Provided by: Association for Computing Machinery

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Foss&Co 1.1 (Mobile)

December 2, 2010 12:00am PST

Welcome to Foss & Co estate agency. Find your dream home through localization of internet-based search using GPS / triangulation and the ability to limit or expand the search to the smallest detail.

Provided by: One2GuideU

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Package Upgrades in FOSS Distributions: Details and Challenges

February 10, 2009 12:00am PST

The upgrade problems faced by Free and Open Source Software distributions have characteristics not easily found elsewhere. The authors describe the structure of packages and their role in the...

Provided by: Université Paris Diderot

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An Exploratory Study of the Evolution of Software Licensing

September 10, 2009 12:00am PDT

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is distributed and made available to users under different software licenses, mentioned in FOSS code by means of licensing statements. Various factors, such as...

Provided by: Association for Computing Machinery

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Why free software really isn't (and shouldn't be) free

March 9, 2011 8:31am PST

In this guest post, DarkDuck says both Free Open Source Software (FOSS) and proprietary software require some financial investment, but there are definite advantages of choosing FOSS. Do you agree?

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The Future of Research in Free/Open Source Software Development

November 8, 2010 12:00am PST

Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) development is not the same as Software Engineering (SE). Why this is so is unclear and open to various interpretations. Both address the challenges of developing...

Provided by: Association for Computing Machinery

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Free/Open Source Software Development: Recent Research Results and Emerging Opportunities

September 7, 2007 12:00am PDT

The focus of this paper is to review what is known about Free and Open Source Software Development (FOSSD) work practices, development processes, project and community dynamics, and other...

Provided by: Association for Computing Machinery

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Free/Open Source Software Development: Recent Research Results and Methods

August 27, 2006 12:00am PDT

The focus of this chapter is to review what is known about Free and Open Source Software Development (FOSSD) work practices, development processes, project and community dynamics, and other...

Provided by: University of California

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Linux Australia's Rusty Wrench award returns

November 28, 2011 5:06pm PST

After an absence of four years, Linux Australia's award for outstanding service to the FOSS community is back.

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Five traditional games and pastimes, Linux style

August 15, 2011 1:00pm PDT

Marco Fioretti has helped out a group of older users by introducing them to computer games that particularly appeal to them -- and to the idea of FOSS, even if they don't realize it.

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Open Source Software: The Value of 'Free'

January 20, 2010 12:00am PST

Free can be hard to pass up, particularly for software developers under pressure to do more with less. Developers of all stripes, including those working on proprietary and other "Closed source"...

Provided by: Pepper Hamilton

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Expressing Advanced User Preferences in Component Installation

September 28, 2009 12:00am PDT

State of the art component-based software collections - such as FOSS distributions - are made of up to dozens of thousands components, with complex inter-dependencies and conflicts. Given a...

Provided by: Association for Computing Machinery

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Towards a National Research Infrastructure for Multidisciplinary Empirical Study of Free/Open Source Software Development

January 28, 2008 12:00am PST

The Free/Open Source Software (F/OSS) research community is growing across and within multiple disciplines. This community faces a new and unusual situation. The traditional difficulties of...

Provided by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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FOSS is the end of the world as we know it

December 31, 2011 9:31pm PST

FOSS is the end of the world as we know it article root FOSS vs. Security As the creator, maintainer, and only contributor to my Open-Source texture website FOSS Media I have definite experience...

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Linux For You 1.0 (Mobile)

December 13, 2011 12:00am PST

Launched in January 2003, LINUX For You is a complete magazine on open source, and is today a big hit with those who love FOSS (Free and Open Source Software). The magazine carries tech articles...

Provided by: Vijayakumar Radhakrishnan

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Linux For You 1.0 (Mobile)

December 13, 2011 12:00am PST

Launched in January 2003, LINUX For You is a complete magazine on open source, and is today a big hit with those who love FOSS (Free and Open Source Software). The magazine carries tech articles...

Provided by: Vijayakumar Radhakrishnan

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Droid Dicom Viewer 1.4 Grymalkyn (Mobile)

December 1, 2011 12:00am PST

Droid Dicom Viewer is a DICOM Viewer for the Android platform.DISCLAIMERDroid Dicom Viewer is a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License as...

Provided by: Pierre Malarme

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BKS French Medical Acronyms 1.3.0 (Mobile)

November 25, 2011 12:00am PST

This is a free dictionary for BlackBerry of French medical abbreviations and acronyms with their French meanings. Contains about 1800 unique French medical acronyms and abbreviations. Some...

Provided by: BEIKS LLC

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Droid Dicom Viewer 1.4 Grymalkyn (Mobile)

November 25, 2011 12:00am PST

Droid Dicom Viewer is a DICOM Viewer for the Android platform.DISCLAIMERDroid Dicom Viewer is a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License as...

Provided by: Pierre Malarme

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BKS French Medical Acronyms 1.3.0 (Mobile)

November 25, 2011 12:00am PST

This is a free dictionary for BlackBerry of French medical abbreviations and acronyms with their French meanings. Contains about 1800 unique French medical acronyms and abbreviations. Some...

Provided by: BEIKS LLC