Rishab Aiyer Ghosh

Organization leader

1975 –

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Who is Rishab Aiyer Ghosh?

Rishab Aiyer Ghosh is an Indian journalist, computer scientist and Open-source software advocate. An 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. Ghosh has undertaken several studies on free software, which he terms "FLOSS" - an alternative term for free software which he is credited with coining. FLOSS emphasizes the essential value of the terms "free" and "libre". Ghosh's work represents an effort to reshape the global understanding of FLOSS, including the governmental and academic spheres.

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Born
1975
Also known as
  • Rishab A. Ghosh
Nationality
  • India

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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