Rishab Aiyer Ghosh

Rishab Aiyer Ghosh

Rishab Aiyer Ghosh (born 1975) is an Open Source Initiative board member. Amongst other things, he is Founding International and Managing Editor of peer-reviewed journal First Monday, and Programme Leader of FLOSS at [http://www.merit.unu.edu/ UNU-MERIT] . He has undertaken several global, high-profile studies on free software, which he terms "FLOSS" - an alternative term for free software which he is credited with coining.

His work helps reshape the global understanding of FLOSS, including in the academic world.

References

* " [http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6354 Europe Takes a Deeper Look at Free/Libre and Open-Source Software] ", Linux Journal, October 2, 2002.

External links

* [http://www.merit.unu.edu/about/profile.php?id=24 Rishab Aiyer Ghosh] at UNU-MERIT
* [http://www.firstmonday.org/ First Monday]


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