OSS Watch provides unbiased advice and guidance on the use, development and licensing of free and open source software to UK colleges and universities.

OSS Watch (Open Source Software Advisory Service)

  • OSS Watch
    Research Technologies Service
    University of Oxford
    13 Banbury Road
    Oxford
    OX2 6NN

    Telephone: +44 (0) 1865 283416

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OSS Watch provides unbiased advice and guidance on the use, development and licensing of free and open source software to UK colleges and universities.

OSS Watch OSS Watch provides advice and guidance to college or university staff that want to use or procure open source software for their institution.

They can also provide advice about how to build an open development community through collaborative approaches and techniques, aiding software projects to become more sustainable.

Furthermore, OSS Watch is there to help develop open source skills in education and research. They advise on a wide variety of topics related to open source, ranging from licensing to free and open source software in mobile devices.

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