Chapter 1.1 - Introduction to FOSSIG
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2019-01-09

Purpose
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The purpose of the FOSSIG (Free Open Source Software Interest Group) is:

-   to apply S1000D to the documentation of free software

-   to develop free software to support S1000D projects

Scope
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One of the goals of the FOSSIG is to develop a layer of common business
rules for free software projects based on the S1000D business rules
decision points.

   ___________________
   \     S1000D      /
    \---------------/
     \   FOSSIG    /
      \-----------/
       \ Project /
        ---------

Another goal is to develop and maintain a generic SNS (Standard
Numbering System) that captures common requirements of free software
projects.

More information
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Additional information on S1000D and FOSSIG can be found online at
http://www.s1000d.org and http://khzae.net/1/s1000d/fossig respectively.