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Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, Computer scientist |
Rishab Aiyer Ghosh is a Dutch journalist, computer scientist, open-source software advocate and software entrepreneur. He was a founder of Topsy, a social search and analytics company that was acquired by Apple Inc in December 2013. [1] [2]
A former Open Source Initiative board member, he is Founding International and Managing Editor of peer-reviewed journal First Monday, and Programme Leader of Free/Libre and Open Source Software at UNU-MERIT. [3] Ghosh has undertaken several studies on free software, [4] which he terms "FLOSS" - an alternative term for free software which he is credited with coining[ citation needed]. FLOSS emphasizes the essential value of the term "libre" (meaning with few or no restrictions). [5] Ghosh's work represents an effort to reshape the global understanding of FLOSS, including the governmental and academic spheres.
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Rishab Ghosh | |
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Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, Computer scientist |
Rishab Aiyer Ghosh is a Dutch journalist, computer scientist, open-source software advocate and software entrepreneur. He was a founder of Topsy, a social search and analytics company that was acquired by Apple Inc in December 2013. [1] [2]
A former Open Source Initiative board member, he is Founding International and Managing Editor of peer-reviewed journal First Monday, and Programme Leader of Free/Libre and Open Source Software at UNU-MERIT. [3] Ghosh has undertaken several studies on free software, [4] which he terms "FLOSS" - an alternative term for free software which he is credited with coining[ citation needed]. FLOSS emphasizes the essential value of the term "libre" (meaning with few or no restrictions). [5] Ghosh's work represents an effort to reshape the global understanding of FLOSS, including the governmental and academic spheres.
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