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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.
Linux is a software of the type SharewareOpen Source Commercial Proprietary.?
Linux is open source, not shareware or proprietary. There are commercial Linux distributions.
Can open source software be used for commercial purpose?
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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.
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 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 difference between OCR and commercial software?
Commercial software normally cost more and is made to look like it has more features when in fact it is normally around the same amount of features as the open source software. Commercial software is normally only needed it for bigger business needs.
What are some software that is both open source and Proprietary?
Software that is both open source and proprietary typically falls under dual licensing models. Examples include MySQL, which offers an open-source community edition alongside a proprietary version with additional features, and MongoDB, which provides an open-source version with a commercial license for its advanced offerings. Another example is the Qt framework, which is available under both open-source and commercial licenses, allowing developers to choose based on their project needs. This model allows companies to leverage the benefits of open source while also monetizing their software through proprietary licenses.
Is Microsoft Office open source software?
no....because an open source software is distributed for free
What is the difference between open-source and closed-source software?
The answer is in the question itself. Open-source software has it's source code available to everyone. Closed-source software does not.
