Rishab Aiyer Ghosh

Rishab Ghosh
Nationality Dutch
Occupation Journalist, Computer scientist

Rishab Aiyer Ghosh (born 1975) is a journalist, computer scientist and Open-source software advocate. 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.[1] Ghosh has undertaken several studies on free software,[2] which he terms "FLOSS" - an alternative term for free software which he is credited with coining. FLOSS emphasizes the essential value of the term "libre" (meaning with few or no restrictions).[3] Ghosh's work represents an effort to reshape the global understanding of FLOSS, including the governmental and academic spheres.

Ghosh was a founder of Topsy Labs, a social search and analytics company that was acquired by Apple Inc in December 2013.

References

  1. ↑ Noronha, Frederick (October 2, 2002). "Europe Takes a Deeper Look at Free/Libre and Open-Source Software". Linux Journal. Linux Journal. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ Rishab Aiyer Ghosh; Vipul Ved Prakash (July 2000). "The Orbiten Free Software Survey". First Monday. 5 (7).
  3. ↑ Noronha, Frederick (August 16, 2007). "Book review: Free/Open Source Software: Network Infrastructure and Security by Gaurab Raj Upadhyaya". Free Software Magazine. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  • Media related to Rishab Aiyer Ghosh at Wikimedia Commons
  • Rishab Aiyer Ghosh at UNU-MERIT
  • Collaborative Creativity Group at UNU-MERIT
  • Grossman, Wendy M. (January 31, 2007). "Getting to the root of open source". The Inquirer. Incisive Media Investments Limited 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
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  • "The liquidity of innovation". The Economist. The Economist Newspaper Limited. October 20, 2005. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  • ENS Economic Bureau (April 27, 2004). "India sits on the fence in open source debate". Indian Express.com. The Indian Express Limited. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  • Sheriff, Lucy (January 15, 2007). "Open source is good for the economy: report". The Register. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  • Krishnan, Sruthi (June 7, 2009). "A search engine that ranks people's influence". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  • Jones, K.C. (January 25, 2008). "Wikipedia To Learn More About Its Volunteers". Information Week. UBM TechWeb. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  • Vosters, Mike (January 29, 2011). "Topsy: Interview with Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, Co-Founder". Web Trends/Forward Thinking. Retrieved June 25, 2011.


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