According to the National Day Calendar, February is Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Month. Open source software (OS) can be a fantastic resource for nonprofit organizations that need technology just like a for-profit company, but often have fewer resources to pay for expensive solutions. So what is open source software? You probably already use some of the most popular open source packages without even realizing it. WordPress (blogging and website design) Firefox (Internet browser) Android (operating system for mobile devices) All of these are open source software. Operating system software developers (also known as copyright holders) make the source code available for anyone to view or edit. The software or application is also free for anyone to use, copy, or give away. Operating system software is often developed in a public collaboration. For example, if you click About Firefox in your browser’s Help menu, you’ll see that the Firefox Internet brow...