Distinguish between Open Source Software and Proprietary Software. – InterviewSolution

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Distinguish between Open Source Software and Proprietary Software.

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Proprietary Software	Open Source software
Has to be paid for	Free and therefore need not be paid for
Source code not available	Source code available for change
Cannot be copied/distributed	Can be copied and distributed.

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