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Is freeware free for commercial use?
Relation to other forms of software licensing The “free” in “freeware” refers to the price of the software, which is typically proprietary and distributed without source code. XnView is available free of charge for personal use but must be licensed for commercial use.
Is free software available without any payment?
A freeware is available without any direct payment and without any source code. Freeware in common is developed software, most often exclusive, which is equitably distributed to the end user without any monetary cost.
Can You give your software away for non-commercial use?
Thus, you cannot limit the purposes the software can be used for; you cannot apply a “noncommercial use only” restriction. However, if you yourself are the software owner, you can license your software however you want. You are allowed to give it away or sell it under terms of your choosing.
Is there such a thing as free software?
The support may be paid for commercial use and free (mostly non existent or relying on community input only) for non commercial use. Whether software is “free” (as in freedom) depends on the licensing terms, and the software owner is allowed to license it to different users under different terms.
Is it legal to use software on college campuses?
Software acquired by colleges and universities is usually covered by licenses. The licenses should clearly state how and where the software may be legally used by members of the relevant campus communities (faculty, staff and students).
Software enables us to accomplish many different tasks with computers. Unfortunately, in order to get our work done quickly and conveniently, some people make and use unauthorized software copies. The purpose of this guideline is to provide a brief outline of what you legally can and cannot do with software.