What is Independent and open source software (FOSS)? Why to use it ?
Is the software you use is independent ?
- Free Software- today’s need and Importance
Electrical technology has become un-parted part of our life. For development software and other many, these types of technology have been fundamental. But, in the electrical world, our rights have been in verse of vulnerability. We should be able to protect our rights ourselves. Free Software means free and open source software- Foss (Free and Open Source Software- FOSS) is that type of software, which respects its users’ independence and save their rights.
- What is FOSS?
Free and open source software (FOSS), is that type of software, which lets its users to do any kind of task, read the source of software, according to our work and need, that software can be changed and modified and lets us distribute that software’s changed and unchanged features with full permission. “Unfettered software” named word can be used instead of “free software”. This type of software is developed in traditional way “single- company system” different than “distributed software development system” is in rapid way.
- What is the use of FOSS?
- Without any distraction, this software can be used for any work.
- Software’s internal work is for methodology study and scour.
- For exchange of software and knowledge.
- To publicize the modified work.
- Benefits of FOSS
- FOSS software can be made available in minimum and low cost investment.
- High level safety, classy, reliable and stable software is provided.
- FOSS software is openly limited, so it’s not important that only one user must be dependent.
- Software can be developed with source in case of local failure.
- While using Free and open source software, we can have respect of national and international law’s copy and no need of software piracy.
- International level, local resources can be developed.
5. Why to use FOSS ?
- Using FOSS, you can also gain minimum or low investment, reliable, stable and highly defined safe software.
- In worldly knowledge, tradition, including information and communication sector, independence protest can be done for your software’s security.
- For this software’s license, simply: you don’t have to pay any kind of amount and in own office, home or any other place, it can be installed for free.
- If you are tired of virus in your computer, if you use FOSS software then it won’t have any effect on your computer. Even, there is no need of anti-virus.
- In software importing, you will be less dependent.
- The users can scour the software, the way they want to and use it.
- Software can be used independently.
- Development, Use and Promotion of FOSS in Nepal.
In the 1990’s start, since there was debate about independent software in the community, “Free and Open Source software FOSS” had synonyms. “Free software” named word was defined by Richard Stalmyand in 1983. The definition of free software can be found since January 1989. Nepal’s internet service and other business were using this type of technology. In 2003, Noble Prize Library started working in “Nepal Linux,” which introduced its 1st edition in 2005. In 2007, 2008 and 2009’s World Software Independent Day program competition, among 120 countries’ more than 500 groups, Nepal became successful in getting in excellent 3. However, FOSS has given priority by the Nepal Government in its Information Technology policy rules.
- For more information on FOSS:
- FOSS Nepal Community
FOSS Nepal community is a big network of various organizations, colleges, universities’ volunteers. This community tells you about free software, the electrical world, and usages. FOSS has a partnership with many existing companies and has also organized many programs and campaigns.
- FOSS research and training center
FOSS research and training center is Nepal’s only and South Asia’s one of the training center lies in that category. With a partnership with “Help Nepal Network” and Nobel Prize Library, they have opened many e-libraries in Nepal’s various schools in many places with the use of “Linux FOSS help and Service Center
- FOSS help and Service
In Nepal, FOSS software is essential, and this was established understanding its use and significance. The volunteer’s and technologists that joined the local campaign of FOSS provides various FOSS software, Linux distribution and service, and solution. Here, this service is provided at a minimum price. Here, every Friday free class is given about Linux. Likewise, every Saturday Wikipedia related wiki-school is conducted. More than this, in many colleges there is group divided for FOSS. Sometimes before, Chitwan’s one group developed Chitawnix (Linux related operating system). Software Independence Day, Document Freedom Day types of programs were held yearly.