| Do you think you 'own' copyrighted
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| | a profit. It is however imperative for
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| software you 'purchase'? Think beneath
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| | the developer to release the software
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| the skin. Do you really own the software
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| | under open source license. He or she may
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| for which you shelled out a significant
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| | make any number of modifications and keep
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| sum? The answer is a solid NO. No, you
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| | the source code of the developed version
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| are not the owner of the proprietary
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| | to themselves, provided they use it for
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| software that you think you purchase.
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| | their own purposes and not distribute to
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| Instead, you purchase only license to use
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| | others.
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| the program for your purposes. When you
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| | Thus you will find open source software
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| pay for a piece of software, what you
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| | is not just about reduced costs. It also
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| actually do is paying a license fee plus
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| | gives you better control over your
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| support costs.
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| | business activities. The most shining
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| Most times we don't think we need to read
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| | example of enterprise open source
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| the license agreement that comes with
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| | software is Google™. The company that
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| proprietary software. As you read, you
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| | presently diversified into many different
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| will understand that you are only allowed
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| | business areas from its original search
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| to use the software as it is. Sure you
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| | engine use open source software in their
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| are promised some support, but how many
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| | servers located throughout the world.
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| of end users actually use such an option?
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| | According to Google™ it is taking your
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| If you owned the piece of software that
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| | destiny to your own hands. There is no
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| you purchased, you would be free to make
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| | need to wait for the software developer
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| any modifications to the software. You
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| | company come up with changes or
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| will be able to add new features or
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| | modifications. In house developers make
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| remove unwanted features. Think if it is
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| | the necessary modification in a matter of
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| possible with proprietary software
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| | days or even hours. It would take many
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| solutions.
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| | weeks for the developer company to come
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| With open source software, a developer is
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| | up with a solution for immediate
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| free to modify any software he purchased
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| | problems.
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| under open source agree and resell it for
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