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Abandonware
Software which is no longer being maintained, released or supported by the... -
Author
The programmer (or their employer) of a software... -
BSD Licence
Berkeley Software Distribution Licence - a type of Open Source software licence with few... -
Binary
Executable program or a data... -
Click-Wrap Licence
This is a licence for software either downloaded from a website or loaded from disk, where the licence terms are accepted on screen by following a "click to accept"... -
Closed Source
Software which does not allow its code to be manipulated by... -
Concurrent User Licence
A software licence which depends upon the number of people who use the software at any one... -
DRM
Digital Rights Management - a system designed to prevent illegal copying of... -
EULA
End User Licence Agreement - an agreement which restricts the use of a computer program by the end... -
End User
The person who uses a computer... -
FOSS
Free and Open Source software - software which is liberally licensed to grant the right of users to study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source... -
Free Software
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Freeware
This is proprietary software made available free of... -
GNU
General Public License (aka GPL) - it is a widely used free software... -
Licence
A privelege to copy or use a... -
MIT License
This is a free software license originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology... -
Named User Licence
This type of licence requires every individual who is going to use the software to be granted a... -
Open Source Software
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Phishing
This is a fraudulent method which aims to acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic... -
Proprietary Software
This is computer software with restrictions on use or private modification, or with restrictions judged to be excessive on copying or publishing of modified or unmodified...
