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DEFINITION: Programs that are uncopyrighted because their authors intended to share them with everyone else are in the public domain. The UNIX community has developed a number of such programs over the years. Programs in the public domain can be used without restriction as components of other programs. When reusing such code, it is good to understand its history so that you can be sure it really is in the public … Definition continues below.
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Detect Threats with Sophos sponsored by Sophos Inc. TRIAL SOFTWARE: Use the Sophos Threat Detection Test to quickly perform a scan and find any viruses, spyware, adware or zero-day threats that might have by-passed your existing protection. Posted: 16 Apr 2009 \| Published: 16 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Adware \| Freeware \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Software Viruses \| Virus Detection Software \| Virus Protection \| Vulnerability Assessments

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PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): … Programs that are uncopyrighted because their authors intended to share them with everyone else are in the public domain. The UNIX community has developed a number of such programs over the years. Programs in the public domain can be used without restriction as components of other programs. When reusing such code, it is good to understand its history so that you can be sure it really is in the public domain.Also see shareware, which is programming that is "free" but more or less on a trial basis, and freeware.
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