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\author{Lucas Standen}
\title{WORKING TITLE: Why FOSS software is preferred in the 
development and privacy space?}


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\section{What is free software?}
\section{A brief history of FOSS software}
\section{Examples of free software}
\section{Comparing free software to its proprietary counterparts}
\section{What makes free software so appealing to developers?}
\section{What makes free software so appealing to privacy experts?}
\section{Where else is free software used and why?}
\section{What's next for the free software space?}
\section{Final thoughts}

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