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On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:23:07 +0100 Julian Hall wrote: > On 24/07/2010 23:06, Grant Sewell wrote: > > On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:56:58 +0100 > > Roland Tarver wrote: > > > >> http://survey.education.txstate.edu/mrIWeb/mrIWeb.dll?I.Project=LPP > >> > >> Completing the above survey will assist with research into Linux > >> use, particularly in education environments. The results of the > >> study may be very interesting. I will email the researchers for a > >> copy. > >> > >> Best wishes > >> roly :-) > > Took the survey. Questions seem poorly written though. > > > > Grant. > > > I was curious about the repeated use of FOSS rather than FLOSS. Am I > correct in thinking only the latter is correct? > > Julian OSS = Open Source Software FOSS = Free & Open Source Software FLOSS = Free, Libre & Open Source Software To my mind the latter is a more appropriate way to establish the type of freedom being discussed but I'm not sure there's an official 'correct' abbreviation. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq