Revision as of 17:39, 23 October 2009 (view source) Valarauca (talk \| contribs) (→‎Security and reliability) ← Older edit		Revision as of 17:40, 23 October 2009 (view source) Valarauca (talk \| contribs) (→‎Commercial viability and adoption) Newer edit →
== Commercial viability and adoption== Free software played a part in the development of the Internet, the World Wide Web and the infrastructure of [[dot-com companies]]. Under the free software business model, free software vendors may charge a fee for distribution and offer pay support and software customization services. Proprietary software uses a different business model, where a customer of the proprietary software pays a fee for a license to use the software. This license may grant the customer the ability to configure some or no parts of the software themselves. Often some level of support is included in the purchase of proprietary software, but additional support services (especially for enterprise applications) are usually available for an additional fee. Some proprietary software vendors will also customize software for a fee.

Free software (view source)