{"id":417,"date":"2026-02-10T04:01:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T04:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/?p=417"},"modified":"2026-02-17T04:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T04:36:42","slug":"open-source-and-freeware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/?p=417","title":{"rendered":"Open source and freeware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f513; Open Source Software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Open Source?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open Source Software<\/strong> is software whose <strong>source code is freely available<\/strong> to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>view<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>modify<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>improve<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>redistribute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It focuses on <strong>freedom + transparency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Source code is <strong>open<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Users can <strong>modify<\/strong> the software<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community-driven development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Licensed under open licenses (like GPL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples (write any 2\u20133 in exam)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Linux<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apache<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MySQL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Firefox<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x1f4cc; Managed and promoted by organizations like the<br><strong>Free Software Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f381; Freeware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Freeware?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Freeware<\/strong> is software that is <strong>free of cost<\/strong>, but:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Source code is <strong>not available<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modification is <strong>not allowed<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It focuses only on <strong>price<\/strong>, not freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Free to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Closed source<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cannot modify or redistribute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Controlled by the developer\/company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Google Chrome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adobe Acrobat Reader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skype<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WinRAR (trial\/freeware)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f19a; Open Source vs Freeware (EXAM TABLE &#x2b50;)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Feature<\/th><th>Open Source<\/th><th>Freeware<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Source code<\/td><td>Available<\/td><td>Not available<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Modification<\/td><td>Allowed<\/td><td>Not allowed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cost<\/td><td>Free or paid<\/td><td>Free<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>License<\/td><td>Open (GPL, MIT, etc.)<\/td><td>Proprietary<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Redistribution<\/td><td>Allowed<\/td><td>Restricted<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Transparency<\/td><td>High<\/td><td>Low<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#x1f513; Open Source Software What is Open Source? 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