The term FLOSS is associated with

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Question

The term FLOSS is associated with

  1. A. Non-Open Source software
  2. B. Proprietary software
  3. C. Open source software (Correct answer)
  4. D. None of the above

Correct Answer

Option C — Open source software

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Open source software.

Key Points

  • FLOSS stands for Free/Libre and Open Source Software.
  • It refers to software whose source code is freely available, can be modified, and redistributed.
  • Examples include Linux, Firefox, and LibreOffice.

Additional Information

  • FLOSS stands for Free/Libre and Open Source Software — code that may be freely used, studied, modified and redistributed.
  • 'Free' here means freedom, not price: the usual formulation is *free as in speech, not as in beer*.
  • Examples: Linux, Apache, MySQL, Firefox, LibreOffice and GIMP. Common licences are the GPL, MIT and Apache.
  • India's Policy on Adoption of Open Source Software (2015) requires government applications to prefer open source, and BOSS Linux was developed by C-DAC.

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