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Open-source software (software libre) mean that the source code is included and you can change the program however you want. The source code may not necessarily be included with the software in a package, but it should be readily available on a website.
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But if the source is available to you without buying the software, that means that you could get the source, compile it and run it without having to pay anything at all. Which in turn could make the software's sales go down heavily. Would you mind explaining that to my (apparently) tiny brain?
Also, which software out there follows this type of selling mechanism?
Extreme Coder