What is FOSS1 (as defined by Bruce Perens)?

Free Redistribution: License does not restrict any party from selling or giving away the software.
License does not require a royalty or other fee for such sale.
Source Code: The program must include source code and must allow distribution in source code as
well as compiled form. When the product is not distributed with source code, there must be a wellpublicized means of obtaining the source code for reasonable cost. Deliberately obfuscated source
code is not allowed.
Derived Works: The license must allow modification and derived works, and must allow them to be
distributed under the same terms as the license of the original software.
Integrity of the Authors Source Code
No Discrimination against Persons or Groups
No Discrimination against Fields of Endeavor
Distribution of License:
License must not be specific to a Product: The rights attached to the program must not depends on
the programs being part of a particular distribution.
License must not restrict other Software: License must not place restrictions on other software that
is distributed along with the licensed software.
License must be Technoogy-Neutral

Free and Open Source Software