How to build a FOSS Community
This post explains how to build a community around a free and open source project. (read the external references) You might also be interested in… External References
Category Software Development
Software Testing Frameworks
This post features software testing frameworks or software testing tools. To check software testing tools focused on information security, you can read more about: Do not confuse software testing tools with automation software like browser automation tools and robotic process…
How to choose a Free and Open Source Software License
This post summarizes hints about how to choose a free and open source software (FOSS) license. Choosing a FOSS License There is no a perfect open source licenses that can is suitable for all situations. It depends on the biggest…
ExifTool
ExifTool is both command-line tool and a Perl library to work with file metadata. It is free and open-source software (FOSS), under a license GPLv1+ or Artistic License. Installing ExifTool You can install ExifTool on macOS by typing: Getting Support…
Free and Open Source Software
Free and open source software (FOSS) is software that uses a software license that is both recognized as “free” by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and “open source” by the Open Software Initiative (OSI). The definitions of “free” (based on…
Copyleft Software Licenses
Copyleft licenses are also known as reciprocate, share-alike or restrictive licenses. These licenses allow you to modify the licensed code and distribute new works based on it, as long as you distribute any new works or adaptations under the same…
Permissive Software Licenses
Permissive licenses are also known as BSD-style or Apache-style licenses. They contain minimal requirements about how the software can be modified or redistributed, clauses that are not existent in public domain or public domain equivalent licenses.. Permissive licenses are more…
Free and Open Source Software Project Management
This post provides an overviews on free and open-source software (FOSS) projects. Assessing whether a Software Project should be FOSS The answer to whether a software project should be FOSS or not depends on cultural beliefs, interests, needs and environment.…
Public-domain and Equivalent Software Licenses
Apart from public domain, there are licenses that are considered public-domain-equivalent licenses and are very short licenses that keep no rights on the software. People considering releasing a software as public domain or equivalent should take into account that releasing…
Contributor License Agreement
A contributor license agreement (CLA), sometimes called participation agreement, is a document that defines the terms under which intellectual property has been contributed to a project or organization. CLAs are typically used on FOSS projects. Reasons to use a CLA…