should application softwares be given freely to the public?
437054
No, because it costs money to actually produce the software in the first place.
688547
.... nothing, open source all the way man\n\nbut it might be worth a uni student's pr0n and/or beer collection :D\n\n... anyways, seriously... depends on the target market... around £50 for students...... £1000's for some mathematics place lol.\n\nanyways.... yes OPEN SOURCE MAAAAN..... ahem..... mkay....
858407
Its a way for programmers to sperate the user interface with its code.  The program is OK, but haven't heard a  lot about it.
813575
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes...so long as you remove the proprietary software from it as soon as you get it.
458610
dude i am big supporter of softwares illegally as i am a cracker\nu can get it from many underground sites like mentioned below\nu can also try for a BITTORENTS in tat websittes mentioned below go and search for office 2003 in the search box u can get it \nbut in the underground sites u even get unwanted matter \nb carefull
116929
customizing the software for users in a certain kind of business or providing software maintenance.\n\nthose would be the 2 areas that seem useful.
351798
Unless it's an open source application, chances are you won't be able to tell and you won't be able to edit it. When you download a program, you get an executable that's been compiled for your operating system. All you can do with that executable is run it. You can't edit the source.
773514
open source means you can view and edit the code that created the program. Free software means you don't have to pay anything for it. Linux is open source and windows would never be.
1072277
Sure dude, but before that just incase check whether the software is from a trusted source and you really need. If its bugging you just get it uninstalled
898555
If you mean programmes being advertised as "Free Download" but don't draw your attention to the fact that you have to purchase to use the programme...then I too think it is misleading & should not be allowed.
492310
Public computers?  You mean like at a library?  They are probably not really public computers as someone owns them and they have a reason for the filtering.
352049
Freeware files dot com!
480666
In general you are not obliged to give away royalties in the sense that whatever is your source it will continue to be yours. This means that you hold the credit for your own code. What else you can keep depends on the specific license of each library you use in your project. Most open source licenses will dictate that whenever you distribute your application you should make the sources for the dependency libraries available to your client. Some dictate that your own sources should be available as well. Some other licenses won't allow you to distribute your application commercially unless you pay for the library you used.\nIn brief read the license that comes with each library you used carefully it should be clear what you must, can, or can't do.
336138
Commercial software is normally something you have to buy to use.\n\nShareware is software you can use and share for free, but normally has a restriction on it. Like a 30 trial or a splash screen.\n\nOpen source software is free to take and share. It allows the user to see the original code used to write the program.\n\nFreeware is completly free and free to share. It will not allow the user to see the code.\n\nAs for somine, I'm not sure if there is such a thing.\n\nHope this helps
151791
You want to use it without a license? David Swofford won't be too happy about it. \nBesides, these beta versions are still not debugged.
607906
Yes, it's free to register and use.
848271
It is software NOT made by your computer manufacturer or operating system maker.