What type of non-proprietary standards we have,give non-proprietary and propriety standards examples
Proprietary software is software where the source code has not been made available, or it is protected by restrictive licensing clauses. Non-proprietary software is not a widely used term and has no generally accepted definition. It is sometimes used as an umbrella term for the many alternative terms for free software. These are open source software, users are provided with code so that they can modify code to enhance its ability and make more convenient for their use.
Proprietary software include Microsoft Windows, Adobe Flash Player, PS3 OS, iTunes, Adobe Photoshop, Google Earth, Mac OS X, Skype, WinRAR, and some versions of UNIX.
UNIX distributions are mixed source software, Mean bundling open source components like BIND, Sendmail, X Window System, DHCP (Non- Propriety) , and others along with a purely proprietary kernel and system utilities
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