RE: "Open-Source Software" Is A Misleading Term

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"Open-Source Software" Is A Misleading Term

in programming •  7 years ago 

A common way that developers describe their free software, is to refer to it as either free (as in speech, not beer), or freeware (which implies it is proprietary but priced at zero).

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      ·  7 years ago 

    Freeware is the one where you get a app for free with 5 toolbars & pop-ups you never asked for :D

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