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List of abbreviations used within the FOSS community, and their definitions
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FOSS Community Acronyms

List of abbreviations used within the FOSS community, and their definitions.

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Acronyms

Abbreviation Definition Usage Example
WIP Work In Progress do not merge yet
LGTM Looks Good To Me Cardidy
ACK ACKnowledgement agreed/accepted change Humanizer
NACK/NAK Negative ACKnowledgement disagreed with change and/or concept
TACK Tested ACKnowledgment agreed/accepted change in practice
UTACK UnTested ACKnowledgment agreed/accepted change in theory
CACK Concept ACKnowledgement agreed/accepted in general
RFC Request For Comments
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AFAICT As Far As I Can Tell
IIRC If I Recall Correctly
IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer used often before talking about licensing issues
CMV Change My View
ITT In This Thread
IMO In My Opinion
CCW Comment and Criticism Welcome
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YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

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aloisdg commented Oct 28, 2021

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We could add RMS (Richard Matthew Stallman) too

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MiniKeb commented Oct 28, 2021

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FOOS = Free Open Source Software

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