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What are the differences between open source software, freeware and shareware?

April 26, 2017differences freeware open source shareware Software

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What are the differences between open source software, freeware and shareware?

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Freeware refers to executables that are freely available for use, but unlike open source software the source code is not available nor is there a community or development infrastructure that supports contributions. Shareware is software that can be downloaded and evaluated for free, but users are supposed to pay when shareware is deployed.