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==License==

==License==

[[Software license]] gives the user the right to use the software in the licensed environment, some software comes with the license when purchased off the shelf, or OEM license when bundled with hardware. Software can also be in the form of [[freeware]] or [[shareware]].

[[Software license]] gives the user the right to use the software in the licensed environment, some software comes with the license when purchased off the shelf, or OEM license when bundled with hardware. Software can also be in the form of [[freeware]] or [[shareware]].

 

The issue of [[software patents]] is very controversial, since while [[patent]]s protect the ideas of "[[inventor]]s," they are widely believed to hinder [[software development]]. See [[Hacker ethic]].