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Originally Posted by mail2and
but open source will cover larger part of the software... for eg- scripts like vbulletin and ipb(since 2.0.1) are paid software but still are classified under open source..... also if u name it 'FREE SOFTWARE' expect all those n00bs asking for keygens and all kinds of non-related queries....
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But you are making mistake between *FREEWARE* and
FREE SOFTWARE. They are completely deferent.
Visit
www.gnu.org please
I quote Free Software Foundation
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The term ``freeware'' has no clear accepted definition, but it is commonly used for packages which permit redistribution but not modification (and their source code is not available). These packages are not free software, so please don't use ``freeware'' to refer to free software.
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Free software is software that comes with permission for anyone to use, copy, and distribute, either verbatim or with modifications, either gratis or for a fee. In particular, this means that source code must be available. ``If it's not source, it's not software.'' This is a simplified definition
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