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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>proprietary</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../P.html" title="P"/><link rel="previous" href="propeller-key.html" title="propeller key"/><link rel="next" href="protocol.html" title="protocol"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">proprietary</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="propeller-key.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">P</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="protocol.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="proprietary"/><dt xmlns="" id="proprietary"><b>proprietary</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">adj.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> 1. In <a href="../M/marketroid.html"><i class="glossterm">marketroid</i></a>-speak, superior; implies a
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product imbued with exclusive magic by the unmatched brilliance of the
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company's own hardware or software designers.</p></dd><dd><p> 2. In the language of hackers and users, inferior; implies a product
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not conforming to open-systems standards, and thus one that puts the
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customer at the mercy of a vendor able to gouge freely on service and
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upgrade charges after the initial sale has locked the customer in. Often
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used in the phrase “<span class="quote">proprietary crap</span>”.</p></dd><dd><p> 3. Synonym for closed-source or non-free, e.g. software issued
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without license rights permitting the public to independently review,
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develop and redistribute it.</p></dd><dd><p>Proprietary software should be distinguished from commercial
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software. It is possible for software to be commercial (that is, intended
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to make a profit for the producers) without being proprietary. The
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reverse is also possible, for example in binary-only freeware.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="propeller-key.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../P.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="protocol.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">propeller key </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> protocol</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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