Open Source for America
Encyclopedia
Open Source for America consortium of various organizations established to advocate for and support the use of free and open-source software
in the U.S. Federal government. It consists of various open source foundations, and companies, including GNOME
, Mozilla
, and Canonical
. The organization consists of various committees and working groups.
Open-source software
Open-source software is computer software that is available in source code form: the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software.Open...
in the U.S. Federal government. It consists of various open source foundations, and companies, including GNOME
GNOME Foundation
The GNOME Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, coordinating the efforts in the GNOME project.-Purpose:...
, Mozilla
Mozilla Foundation
The Mozilla Foundation is a non-profit organization that exists to support and provide leadership for the open source Mozilla project. The organization sets the policies that govern development, operates key infrastructure and controls trademarks and other intellectual property...
, and Canonical
Canonical Ltd.
Canonical Ltd. is a private company founded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth to market commercial support and related services for Ubuntu Linux and related projects. Canonical is registered in London and employs staff around the world...
. The organization consists of various committees and working groups.