# FOSS Explained by FOSS United

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1. [Openwashing - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openwashing)
2. [Mozilla cautions India's national open digital plan is 'open-washing' • The Register](https://www.theregister.com/2020/06/02/mozilla_cautions_indias_national_open/)
3. [India’s Contact Tracing App Is a Bridge Too Far | Council on Foreign Relations](https://www.cfr.org/blog/indias-contact-tracing-app-bridge-too-far)
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> [@RFC - FOSS United letter to NPCI on BHIM "open source"](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/rfc-foss-united-letter-to-npci-on-bhim-open-source/1393):
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> This is the draft of a letter that we propose to send to NPCI in response to this [announcement on BHIM app being "open sourced](https://twitter.com/NPCI_NPCI/status/1590347158762708994)." Comments and suggestions welcome. Venky ===== To, Mr. Dilip Asbe, CEO, NPCI. Dear Dilip, I am writing to you on behalf of the FOSS United community. Our members saw the [announcement by NPCI on Twitter](https://twitter.com/NPCI_NPCI/status/1590347158762708994) regarding BHIM open source and pointed out that the term “Open Source” is a trademark of the[Open Source Initiative](https://opensource.org/) (OSI) and only those[licenses that are approve…](https://opensource.org/licenses/category)

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