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Is it permissible to use open source software for commercial purposes?
Yes, it is permissible to use open source software for commercial purposes as long as you adhere to the terms of the specific open source license governing that software.
Can open source software be used for commercial purposes?
Yes, open source software can be used for commercial purposes as long as the terms of the open source license are followed, which may include requirements such as sharing modifications and attributing the original creators.
Linux is a software of the type SharewareOpen Source Commercial Proprietary.?
Linux is open source, not shareware or proprietary. There are commercial Linux distributions.
Is the open source software a viable alternation to the commercial product?
Open source software are not always free. Some of them can be commercial software. In the same way, some freeware are not open source. The term "Open Source" means the source code can be viewed by anyone but some open source products should be buy. Furthermore, a free software is not always a good software. It depends of your expectation upon the quality product. Libreoffice or Openoffice are good Microsoft Office-like suite but the documents they product may be incompatible or have a bad rendering when opened with the original Office suite. In general, your question can be answered with a "YES" but then again, it depends of which Open Source software you are talking to.
Meaning of open source software hardware software?
Open source software is usually public, collaborative computer software that is licensed for the holder of the copyright to modify, study or distribute it to others no matter the purpose. Open source hardware has and does everything that opens source software does (it even has the software itself), but also includes the physical components and designs like schematics, source codes, layout data, etc.
Does the open source software include all of the major features of the commercial product?
In theory, an open source software can do better than the commercial counter part - because of the free-will and openness. But in reality, NO, the open source version DOES NOT have the same major features of the commercial product. The major features of both versions will not be the same, and the commercial version SHOULD have the "major" features that the open-source does not have in order to make money from those features. And usually, those commercial features are patented or copy-righted, the open source version cannot duplicate them in any form. Some open source even has provision agreement that it would not be commercialized!!
Is open source software copyrighted?
Open source software is software that allows the source code to be used. Oftentimes, they are free to use. Open source software is copyrighted.
What you prefer open source software or proprietary software?
I prefer open source software.
What is the purpose of the Apache Directory?
The purpose of the Apache Directory is as an open source software program to allow users to develop web programs. One can download the software from their website.
what does an open source software do?
Open source software allows anybody to revise and reformat the software to suit their individual needs. Open source software is usually developed together and publically.
What is the purpose of the Squeak Smalltalk software?
The purpose of the Squeak Smalltalk software is to write scripts and applications in the Squeak programming language. You can download Squeak for free at the official website since it is open source software.
Is Microsoft Office open source software?
no....because an open source software is distributed for free
