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  2. Shared Source Initiative - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_Source_Initiative

    Initially titled Microsoft Permissive License, it was renamed to Microsoft Public License while being reviewed for approval by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). [10] The license was approved on October 12, 2007, along with the Ms-RL. [11] According to the Free Software Foundation, it is a free software license but not compatible with the GNU ...

  3. Product activation - Wikipedia

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    The application obtains the license limits that apply to that user's license, such as a time limit or enabling of product features, from the vendor's system and optionally also locks the license to the user's system. Once activated the license continues working on the user's machine with no further communication required with the vendor's systems.

  4. Microsoft Product Activation - Wikipedia

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    The procedure enforces compliance with the program's end-user license agreement by transmitting information about both the product key used to install the program and the user's computer hardware to Microsoft, inhibiting or completely preventing the use of the program until the validity of its license is confirmed.

  5. Shareware - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware

    Free software from a BBS was the motivating force for consumers to purchase a computer equipped with a modem, so as to acquire software at no cost. The success of shareware games, including id Software hits Commander Keen and Doom , depended in part on the BBS community's willingness to redistribute them from one BBS to another across North ...

  6. Site license - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Site_license

    A site license [1] is a type of software license that allows the user to install a software package in several computers simultaneously, such as at a particular site (facility) or across a corporation. [2] Depending on the amount of fees paid, the license may be unlimited [3] or may limit

  7. Microsoft Store - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft previously maintained a similar digital distribution system for software known as Windows Marketplace, which allowed customers to purchase software online.The marketplace tracked product keys and licenses, allowing users to retrieve their purchases when switching computers. [3]