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Public domain software, particularly open source software, stems from the Free Software movement of the early days of computing. While proprietary software (such as Microsoft products) can be expensive and slow to adapt, open source software is freely distributed, and updates are essentially crowdsourced. Applications can be customized for a particular industry or individual at no cost.

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What are some examples public domain software?

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"Public domain software" is software that has moved into the public domain. You're free to copy, display, sell, or adapt it. No one owns the copyright on that software.


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