INPUTOUTPUT AND STORAGE DEVICES
STORAGE DEVICES HARD DISK SSD AND FLASH MEMORY
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Free Software
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Open and Start Computer
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Open Source
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Proprietary
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Detailed explanation-1: -First, some open source licenses are too restrictive, so they do not qualify as free licenses. For example, Open Watcom is nonfree because its license does not allow making a modified version and using it privately. Fortunately, few programs use such licenses.
Detailed explanation-2: -Roughly, it means that the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. Thus, “free software” is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of “free” as in “free speech, ‘’ not as in “free beer.”
Detailed explanation-3: -Open source software is free, but many businesses are happy to pay for support. This model tends not to scale well, however, making wider deployment expensive.