@article {399, title = {Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software}, journal = {Open Source Business Resource}, year = {2010}, month = {12/2010}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, type = {Articles}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {Humanitarian free and open source software (HFOSS) represents the application of free and open source software (FOSS) to the coordination problems faced in the humanitarian and disaster-response domains. FOSS has found a natural home serving the humanitarian domain because of certain problem patterns that promote the use of an open source approach. HFOSS also integrates two volunteer-rich communities that have much in common: the humanitarian community and the open source community. HFOSS is not distinct from the free and open source approach, but is rather a specialization of its principles. This article explores and elaborates on that natural alignment by presenting the concepts of HFOSS and the ecosystem that sustains it.}, issn = {1913-6102}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/399}, author = {Chamindra de Silva} }