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Originally Posted by Lawrence
Hi Buzz, welcome to the forum.
Open source means that the source code for the application is available for everyone to use and adjust to their own requirements. There are sometimes restrictions on redistribution and removal of copyright notices etf, but in general you can customise it to your own requirements.
In practise what this means for a general user is that it is free.
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That is great news Lawrence and I will be watching this with interest. I always struggle to see what the designer gets out of this arrangement though. Is it likely to be free for a limited time only? How do they get paid for all the time and effort they put in?