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    Channel
        A reporting channel used as a container for reports. Channels can be configured with specific questionnaires, recipients, and policies. They are typically used to organize the reporting process.
 
+   Free Software
+       Free Software is software that grants users the freedom to run, modify, and share it freely, without cost of licensing, promoting user control, transparency, and community-driven improvements.
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    Notification
        An email sent to inform a recipient of a new report or an update to an existing report.
 
+   Open-Source Software
+       Open-Source Software is software with publicly accessible source code that can be used, modified, and distributed by anyone, benefiting from peer review and community-driven security audits to enhance code quality, transparency, and security.
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    Platform
        A system running the GlobaLeaks software.