Difference between revisions of "Free software"
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| − | '''" | + | '''Free software''' includes software that doesn't cost you anything to use ([[freeware]]), as well as software that any developer may freely change and redistribute. The term '''"free software"''', however, is also frequently applied to crippled demo versions of system utilities masquerading as freeware; many [[registry cleaner]]s are marketed in this misleading way. |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Free software movement]] | * [[Free software movement]] | ||
Revision as of 19:11, March 19, 2010
Free software includes software that doesn't cost you anything to use (freeware), as well as software that any developer may freely change and redistribute. The term "free software", however, is also frequently applied to crippled demo versions of system utilities masquerading as freeware; many registry cleaners are marketed in this misleading way.