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Free and Open-Source Software

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Free software grants users four freedoms — free referring to liberty; open-source software is distributed under a license granting the right to use, study, modify, and distribute the software and its source.

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A public repository accepting contributions from anybody is the model in daily operation.

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Without a license, code defaults to copyright protection.