Comments on: Gates Offers Free Software to Indonesian Students http://blog.microbrainx.net/2008/05/10/gates-offers-free-software-to-indonesian-students/ The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:03:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Randy HW http://blog.microbrainx.net/2008/05/10/gates-offers-free-software-to-indonesian-students/#comment-978 Randy HW Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:12:16 +0000 http://blog.microbrainx.net/2008/05/10/gates-offers-free-software-to-indonesian-students/#comment-978 Yeah, he's just giving free Microsoft software, so in the future more people will use/develop using MS thus buying more of the product. Free for now, pay later. Yeah, he’s just giving free Microsoft software, so in the future more people will use/develop using MS thus buying more of the product.
Free for now, pay later.

]]> By: Levi http://blog.microbrainx.net/2008/05/10/gates-offers-free-software-to-indonesian-students/#comment-967 Levi Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:16:57 +0000 http://blog.microbrainx.net/2008/05/10/gates-offers-free-software-to-indonesian-students/#comment-967 I think I need to clarify the title. I believe the one Bill Gates will offer is freeware, not free software. Although they look similar, actually they have a huge differences. Freeware is a software that is free of cost. Wo dont need to pay for it. While free software is a software which gives users freedoms to use. Usually it is free. Once users receive the software, they may alter the software, redistribute it, improve it, etc. Free software is also known as open source software. /*Take CPE802 Open Source Productivity Tools if you are interested. The lecturer is as great as Mr. Sardha =)*/ I think I need to clarify the title.

I believe the one Bill Gates will offer is freeware, not free software. Although they look similar, actually they have a huge differences. Freeware is a software that is free of cost. Wo dont need to pay for it. While free software is a software which gives users freedoms to use. Usually it is free. Once users receive the software, they may alter the software, redistribute it, improve it, etc. Free software is also known as open source software.

/*Take CPE802 Open Source Productivity Tools if you are interested. The lecturer is as great as Mr. Sardha =)*/

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