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Many of the programming brains has shifted their focus from Proprietary software to Free and Open software. Mention any two freedom offered by Free software. Going with the flow, Sandhya has downloaded a software from the internet which can be freely distributed and used by anyone but the source code is not available. Is it Freeware or free software? Justify your answer as well.

Similarly Premjith wants to install a software on his system that can help him to create, edit and save office documents but he does not want to purchase the software. Suggest him a good software for the same

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Any two freedom offered by Free software are: 

The freedom to run the program for any purpose. 

The freedom to redistribute copies.

It is Freeware as freeware software are freely distributed and used by anyone but the source code is not available while source will be available with Free software.

Openoffice.org

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