compare and contrast open source software and freeware
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The focus is on what the recipient of software is permitted to do with the software: "Roughly, it means that the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change, and improve the software." ... Open source is a development methodology; free software is a social movement.
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Open Source Softwares:
Open Source Softwares are special kind of softwares in which the the main source code of the software is released after a license is being issued by the copyright holder of the same and he/she grants the right to the users to use, modify or distribute the software.
If an user wants to modify the source code, he/she needs to pay first to the copyright holder and then only he can perform such operations.
Freeware:
Freeware is a software that is distributed without any cost to the end user. Any number of end users can use this software. There is no agreed-upon set of rights between the developer and the end-users.