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Bias for FOSS
I might sound illeterate but what is Foss?
Free and open source software
Free & Open Source Software
(Free as in freedom, not as in "costs nothing")
Invented by GNU together with the GPL (GNU general public license)
Supposed to make both making and using software accessible to all, and protect the software from being stolen from the public
Free open source software
~~User can audit the code ๐คก~~
User relies on some tech bro to audit the code but hey at least there is some transparency