01109nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245004700055210004700102260004200149520073900191100002100930856003600951       2010                        eng d  a1913-610200aHumanitarian Free and Open Source Software0 aHumanitarian Free and Open Source Software  aOttawabTalent First Networkc12/20103 aHumanitarian 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.1 aSilva, Chamindra  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/399