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Why you can trust free software (or at least some of it) |
May 08, 2014
Jeanne Light wonders whether it’s safe to use free software. “What do [the authors] get out of it?” She feels, understandably, quite skeptical.It’s good to be skeptical. And careful. Free products often come with strings attached. But if you pay attention and listen for the right recommendations, you can get some excellent software for free—without breaking the law.There are some perfectly good reasons why an individual programmer, a programming collective, or even a for-profit company will let you use the fruit of their labor without getting paid.[Have a tech question? Ask PCWorld Contributing Editor Lincoln Spector. Send your query to answer@pcworld.com.]To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2147066/why-you-can-trust-free-software-or-at-least-some-of-it.html#tk.rss_howto
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