By Razvan Teodor Coloja,

Free software is sought by Internet users everywhere because it is accessible right away and doesn't cost a dime.
But did you know there's something better?
Try open-source software.

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• No Bureaucracy
This is the power of open-source: since open-source applications make their source-code available, either you or someone else with coding abilities can take the files, implement a requested feature and make a binary available in no time. There's no reading EULAs, asking for permission from a software company or fear you might not be allowed to distribute it.

• No Spyware - Malware
Another advantage open-source software gives the user is that... well... it is open. In other words, you can't hide malicious software in open code. No trojans, no adware, no spyware.

• Building Bridges
Portability. An open-source application can function on any operating system that has a compiler or interpreter installed for the code the application is written in.

• Collaboration
The final and one of the most important reasons open-source software works so well, is because of communities.

And what about FREEDOM - Free & Open Source ...

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