Proprietary Software and non-Proprietary Softwares

Proprietary Software:

Proprietary software is a type of software in which a user has limited possibilities to use and modify(the source code). The softwares are protected by restrictive licensing clauses and you cannot redistribute it without permission. e.g. licensed software( you need to pay some cost).

Non-Proprietary Software:

Non-proprietary software is not a widely used term and has no generally accepted definition. It is sometimes used as an umbrella term for the many alternative terms for free software. These are open source software, users are provided with code so that they can modify code to enhance its ability and make more convenient for their use.

Examples of Proprietary Software:

Proprietary software include many of the entities who provide license for their software to use or to redistribute. 

• Microsoft Windows
• Adobe Flash Player
• PS3 OS
• iTunes
• Adobe Photoshop
• Google Earth
• Mac OS X
• Skype
• WinRAR
• UNIX (some versions)

UNIX distributions are mixed source software, Mean bundling open source components like BIND, Sendmail, X Window System, DHCP (Non- Propriety), and others along with a purely proprietary kernel and system utilities

What do you mean by proprietary client?

A propriety client is type of client which has more responsibilities as compared to simple client. For our deployment diagram, a proprietary client will be one which will have direct access to the database to perform some operations.

FAQ's  - Proprietary Software

Q. it's illegal to use proprietary software without purchasing a __________ for it. what word completes the sentence?