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'''Closed source software''' is any type of [[software]] which is placed under a [[Free software movement|non-free]] [[license agreement]]. By non-free, we do not mean that the software is not free of charge, but that it is bound by proprietary license restrictions that contradict the [[Open source software|open source definition]] and/or the source code, which is the [[language]] computer software is written in, is not made freely available. Examples of closed source software include [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Adobe Photoshop]]. | '''Closed source software''' is any type of [[software]] which is placed under a [[Free software movement|non-free]] [[license agreement]]. By non-free, we do not mean that the software is not free of charge, but that it is bound by proprietary license restrictions that contradict the [[Open source software|open source definition]] and/or the source code, which is the [[language]] computer software is written in, is not made freely available. Examples of closed source software include [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Adobe Photoshop]]. | ||
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Revision as of 14:28, 5 April 2007
Closed source software is any type of software which is placed under a non-free license agreement. By non-free, we do not mean that the software is not free of charge, but that it is bound by proprietary license restrictions that contradict the open source definition and/or the source code, which is the language computer software is written in, is not made freely available. Examples of closed source software include Microsoft Windows and Adobe Photoshop.