{{Short description|Dutch journalist and computer scientist}} {{Infobox person | name = Rishab Ghosh | image =Rishab Aiyer Ghosh image.jpg | occupation = Journalist, Computer scientist | networth = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Rishab Aiyer Ghosh''' is a Dutch journalist, computer scientist, open-source software advocate and software entrepreneur. He was a founder of Topsy, a social search and analytics company that was acquired by Apple Inc in December 2013.<ref name="wsj1">{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304854804579234450633315742 |title= Apple Taps Into Twitter, Buying Social Analytics Firm Topsy|publisher=Wall Street Journal | year=2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/02/apple-buys-topsy-for-a-reported-200m-could-use-social-signals-to-bolster-app-store-relevance/ |title=Apple Buys Topsy For Price Reportedly North Of $200M, Could Use Social Signals To Bolster Siri, App Store Relevance |publisher=Techcrunch | year=2013}}</ref>
A former Open Source Initiative board member, he is Founding International and Managing Editor of peer-reviewed journal First Monday, and Programme Leader of Free/Libre and Open Source Software at UNU-MERIT.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6354|title=Europe Takes a Deeper Look at Free/Libre and Open-Source Software|last=Noronha|first=Frederick|date=October 2, 2002|work=Linux Journal|accessdate=June 25, 2011}}</ref> Ghosh has undertaken several studies on free software,<ref>{{Cite journal | author1 = Rishab Aiyer Ghosh | author2 = Vipul Ved Prakash | title = The Orbiten Free Software Survey | journal = First Monday |date=July 2000 | volume = 5 | issue = 7 | url = http://www.firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/769/678 | authorlink2 = Vipul Ved Prakash }}</ref> which he terms "FLOSS" - an alternative term for free software which he is credited with coining{{Citation needed|date=April 2014}}. FLOSS emphasizes the essential value of the term "libre" (meaning with few or no restrictions).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fsmsh.com/2331|title=Book review: Free/Open Source Software: Network Infrastructure and Security by Gaurab Raj Upadhyaya|last=Noronha|first=Frederick|date=August 16, 2007|work=Free Software Magazine|accessdate=June 25, 2011}}</ref> Ghosh's work represents an effort to reshape the global understanding of FLOSS, including the governmental and academic spheres.
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==External links== * {{commons category-inline}} * [http://www.merit.unu.edu/about/profile.php?id=24 Rishab Aiyer Ghosh] at [http://www.merit.unu.edu/ UNU-MERIT] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081110090906/http://ccg.merit.unu.edu/ Collaborative Creativity Group ] at [http://www.merit.unu.edu/ UNU-MERIT] * {{cite news|url=http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1008942/getting-to-the-root-of-open-source|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227004141/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1008942/getting-to-the-root-of-open-source|url-status=unfit|archive-date=February 27, 2011|title=Getting to the root of open source|last=Grossman|first=Wendy M.|date=January 31, 2007|work=The Inquirer|publisher=Incisive Media Investments Limited 2011|accessdate=June 25, 2011}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6925|title=Liberation Technology|last=Noronha|first=Frederick|date=June 9, 2003|work=Linux Journal|accessdate=June 25, 2011}} * {{cite news|date=October 20, 2005|title=The liquidity of innovation|newspaper=The Economist|publisher=The Economist Newspaper Limited|url=https://www.economist.com/special-report/2005/10/22/the-liquidity-of-innovation|access-date=June 25, 2011}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/45825/|title=India sits on the fence in open source debate|author=ENS Economic Bureau|date=April 27, 2004|work=Indian Express.com|publisher=The Indian Express Limited|accessdate=June 25, 2011}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/15/open_source_2bn/|title=Open source is good for the economy: report|last=Sheriff|first=Lucy|date=January 15, 2007|work=The Register|accessdate=June 25, 2011}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/07/stories/2009060752401300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609061006/http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/07/stories/2009060752401300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 9, 2009|title=A search engine that ranks people's influence|last=Krishnan|first=Sruthi|date=June 7, 2009|work=The Hindu|accessdate=June 25, 2011}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.informationweek.com/news/205918871|title=Wikipedia To Learn More About Its Volunteers|last=Jones|first=K.C.|date=January 25, 2008|work=Information Week|publisher=UBM TechWeb|accessdate=June 25, 2011}} * {{cite web|url=http://mikevosters.com/startups/interview-rishab-aiyer-ghosh-co-founder-of-topsy/2011/01/29/#more-568|title=Topsy: Interview with Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, Co-Founder|last=Vosters|first=Mike|date=January 29, 2011|work=Web Trends/Forward Thinking|accessdate=June 25, 2011}}
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