What Is Oss And Non-oss?

#1 (**permalink**) 15-Apr-2008, 10:51

What does OSS and non-OSS mean?

#2 (**permalink**) 15-Apr-2008, 12:18

OSS are packages that are under the gpl license, non-OSS are packages with other license types that are proprietary or conflict with the GPL.

#3 (**permalink**) 15-Apr-2008, 13:06

Open Source Software.

#4 (**permalink**) 15-Apr-2008, 17:36

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OSS are packages that are under the gpl license, non-OSS are packages with other license types that are proprietary or conflict with the GPL.
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Actually GPL is not the only OSS license. Any license that is OSS is well, OSS. E.g. Apache license.

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