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Re: FLOSS


On Sunday, Oct 17, 2004, at 16:28 US/Central, NZG wrote:
> This is a mailing list...
> Lets talk about FLOSS.
> What is it?

FLOSS: Free/Libre/OpenSource Software.  A catch-all acronym that 
attempts to encompass all the various OpenSource varieties of Free 
software:

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free/Libre_Open_Source_Software

> Where can I learn about it,

On this list and many others.  Plus web forums, wiki pages, web pages, 
IRC channels, etc.

> how is it different than the general Open Source movement that has 
> been around for years?

As mentioned above, FLOSS is a bit more inclusive.

> Why should I care?

That depends on your needs.  So, what are your needs?

Regards,
- Robert
http://www.cwelug.org/downloads
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