Mr Long Computer Terms | What is Open Source Software?

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HI, Open Source Software is not necessarily FREE. Some developers will sell you the source code to their product and you may modify this code for your own use. However you are not allowed to distribute either the original source code, or the code that you have modified. A good example of this would be ASPNET Zero. The PRICE of software is not bound to its openness. Some free software is not open source. Visual Studio Community Edition and SQL Server Developer Edition are examples of the case.

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Fair bit of warning for those not able to afford microsoft office: do not get OpenOffice, because it is very outdated at this point. A much better option would be OnlyOffice!