سؤال قراءة ستيب محلول — فهم التفاصيل (تدريب 6583)

(6) Freeware means there are no paid licenses required to use the application, no fees or donations necessary, no restrictions on how many times you can download or open the program, and no expiration date. (7) However, it can still be restrictive in some ways. Free software, on the other hand, is completely and totally void of restrictions and allows the user to do absolutely whatever they want with the program. Freeware vs Free Software (3) Freeware is cost-free software and free software is copyright-free software. In other words, freeware is software under copyright but available at no cost; free software is software with no limitations, but might not be free in the sense that there’s no price attached to it. (4) Free software can be changed at the will of the user. This means that the user can make changes to the main elements of the program, re-write whatever they want. overwrite things, completely repurpose the program, etc. (5) For free software to truly be free requires the developer to release the program without restrictions, which is normally accomplished by giving away the source code. This type of software is often called open-source software, or free and open-source software (FOSS). (6) Free software is also 100 % legally redistributable and can be used to make a profit. This is true even if the user didn’t spend anything for the free software, or if they make more money from the free software than what they paid for it. The idea here is that the data is totally and completely available for whatever the user wants. (7) Freeware can be downloaded on many websites like: Softpedia, FileHippo.com, QP Download, CNET Download. What is one important idea related to “freeware” that the writer mentions in Paragraph ((1)?