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2. Software patents and free software - Wikipedia

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   Free software projects cannot agree to patent licences that include any kind of per-copy fee. No matter how low the fee is, there is no way for a free software distributor to know how many copies are being made. Also, adding any requirements to pay or to notify someone each time a copy is made would make the software no longer free software. [12]

3. Free software - Wikipedia

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   Free software, libre software, libreware [1] [2] sometimes known as freedom-respecting software is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions.

4. Freeware - Wikipedia

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   A "free" trial is another related concept in which customers are allowed to use a product, free of charge, for a limited time. [29] When a software monopoly has a strong network effect, it may be more profitable for it to offer a "free" trial. [30]

5. List of free and open-source software packages - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of free and open-source software packages (), computer software licensed under free software licenses and open-source licenses.Software that fits the Free Software Definition may be more appropriately called free software; the GNU project in particular objects to their works being referred to as open-source. [1]

6. Shareware - Wikipedia

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   Shareware is a type of proprietary software that is initially shared by the owner for trial use at little or no cost. [1] Often the software has limited functionality or incomplete documentation until the user sends payment to the software developer. [2] Shareware is often offered as a download from a website.

7. Free and open-source software - Wikipedia

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   "Free and open-source software" (FOSS) is an umbrella term for software that is considered free software and/or open-source software. [1] The precise definition of the terms "free software" and "open-source software" applies them to any software distributed under terms that allow users to use, modify, and redistribute said software in any manner they see fit, without requiring that they pay ...