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  2. An Open Letter to Hobbyists - Wikipedia

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    "An Open Letter to Hobbyists" is a 1976 open letter written by Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, to early personal computer hobbyists, in which Gates expresses dismay at the rampant software piracy taking place in the hobbyist community, particularly with regard to his company's software.

  3. Software copyright - Wikipedia

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    Section 2(p) of the ordinance defines a computer program as "that is to say programmes recorded on any disc, tape, perforated media or other information storage devices, which, if fed into or located in a computer or computer based equipment is capable of reproducing any information". [6]

  4. Trusted Computing - Wikipedia

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    Circumventing such a system would require either manipulation of the computer's hardware, capturing the analogue (and thus degraded) signal using a recording device or a microphone, or breaking the security of the system. New business models for use of software (services) over Internet may be boosted by the technology.

  5. Software patent debate - Wikipedia

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    Software is a component of a machine. The computer’s hardware is generic; it performs functions that are common to all of the software that is capable of being executed on the computer. Each software program that is capable of executing on the computer is a component of the computer. [22]

  6. Copyleft - Wikipedia

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    Copyleft software licenses are considered protective or reciprocal in contrast with permissive free software licenses, [2] and require that information necessary for reproducing and modifying the work must be made available to recipients of the software program, which are often distributed as executables.

  7. The ultimate guide to computer health: How to ensure ... - AOL

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    If your computer is experiencing one or more of these issues, you should run a detailed health check. This will help you uncover the root cause, create a repair strategy, and take immediate action.

  8. Open-source software movement - Wikipedia

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    In the beginning, a difference between hardware and software did not exist. The user and programmer of a computer were one and the same. When the first commercial electronic computer was introduced by IBM in 1952, the machine was hard to maintain and expensive. Putting the price of the machine aside, it was the software that caused the problem ...

  9. List of computer standards - Wikipedia

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    Computer hardware and software standards are technical standards instituted for compatibility and interoperability between software, systems, platforms and devices. Hardware [ edit ]