FLOSS
/flɒs/ · Abbreviation · Open Source
Definitions
An abbreviation for Free/Libre and Open Source Software, used to include both the free software and open source traditions in a single phrase. It often appears when people want to acknowledge philosophical distinctions without excluding either camp.
In plain English: A broad term covering both free software and open source software.
Example: "The conference framed itself around FLOSS to be inclusive of both pragmatic open source and software freedom communities."
Related Terms
- FOSS
- Bait and Switch
- Open Source License
- Artistic License
- Attribution License
- Creative Commons
- Enterprise Open Source
- F-Droid
- Free as in Beer
- Free as in Speech
- Free Culture
- Free Software
- FreeBSD
- Gitea
- ISC License
- Liberating Code
- Open Core
- Open Data
- Open Source Hardware
- OSI Approved
- Permissive License
- Public Domain
- Source Available
- Unlicense
- Commons Clause
- FSF
- License Badge
- License Template
- OSD
- Project License