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Quite different from the usual EULA we all click accept on.
 
Quite different from the usual EULA we all click accept on.
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* Read more about the [http://www.gnu.org/ GNU project] and what [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free software] is all about.

Revision as of 09:16, 26 March 2009

Free software as opposed to proprietary software is software that comes with lots of rights you usually don't have when buying software, namely

  • The right to modify the software (which usually entails having the Source code available, leading to another name for such software -- Open Source software. Open source is a misnomer) - The right to resell the software with or without your modifications - The right to make copies of the software for personal or business use.

Quite different from the usual EULA we all click accept on.