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:From Evil to Good: List of Formerly Closed-source Software
From Evil to Good: List of Formerly Closed-source Software
Mar 6, 2008, 00 :00 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (4193 reads)

"Increasing number of software applications are going the free/open-source way these days. Looks like more and more software companies and developers have seen the barriers of closed-source programs and have now fully realized the significance of freedom.

"Here are some of the most notable software packages which were published under a proprietary software license but later released as free and open source software. Note that some software from this list are still published commercially alongside their free and open-source version..."

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