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The Free Software Alternative: Freeware, Open-source software, and Libraries.

This paper will introduce the reader to the world of freeware and open-source software. Following a brief introduction, the author presents an overview of these types of software. Next comes a discussion of licensing issues unique to freeware and open-source software, which leads directly to issues...

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Publicado en:Information Technology & Libraries Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 65 - 76
Autor principal: Corbly, James E.
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: American Library Association Sep2014
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