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@@ -195,14 +195,12 @@ activities are considered non-free.  The Open Source Initiative
 
(\defn{OSI}) (the arbiter of what is considered ``Open Source'') also regards
 
such licenses as inconsistent with its ``Open Source Definition''.
 

	
 
In general, software for which any of these freedoms are
 
restricted in any way is called ``nonfree'' (or as I prefer to write it, ``non-Free'') software.  Some use the
 
term ``proprietary software'' more or less interchangeably with
 
``non-Free software.''  Personally, I tend to use the term ``non-Free
 
software'' to refer to software available noncommercially that restricts freedom
 
(such as ``shareware'') and ``proprietary software'' to refer to
 
commercial software that restricts freedom (such as nearly all of
 
Microsoft's and Oracle's offerings).
 
In general, software for which any of these freedoms are restricted in any
 
way is called ``nonfree'' software.  Some use the term ``proprietary
 
software'' more or less interchangeably with ``nonfree software''.  The FSF
 
published a useful
 
\href{http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.html}{explanation of various
 
  types of software and how they relate to one another}.
 

	
 
Keep in mind that none of the terms ``software freedom'', ``open source''
 
and ``free software'' are known to be trademarked or otherwise legally