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  2. History of free and open-source software - Wikipedia

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    In the 1950s and 1960s, computer operating software and compilers were delivered as a part of hardware purchases without separate fees. At the time, source code, the human-readable form of software, was generally distributed with the software providing the ability to fix bugs or add new functions. [1] Universities were early adopters of ...

  3. GNU General Public License - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .gnu .org /licenses /gpl .html. The GNU General Public License ( GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a series of widely used free software licenses, or copyleft, that guarantee end users the four freedoms to run, study, share, and modify the software. [7] The license was the first copyleft for general use and was originally written by ...

  4. Konami Code - Wikipedia

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    The Konami Code was first used in the release of Gradius (1986), a scrolling shooter for the NES [11] and was popularized among North American players in the NES version of Contra. The code is also known as the "Contra Code" and "30 Lives Code", since the code provided the player 30 extra lives in Contra. The code has been used to help novice ...

  5. Copyright infringement - Wikipedia

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    The ninth annual "BSA Global Software Piracy Study" claims that the "commercial value of this shadow market of pirated software" was worth US$63.4 billion in 2011, with the highest commercial value of pirated PC software existent in the U.S. during that time period (US$9,773,000).

  6. List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia

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    Map of the world showing national-level sales tax / VAT rates as of October 2019. Additional local taxes may apply. [citation needed]A comparison of tax rates by countries is difficult and somewhat subjective, as tax laws in most countries are extremely complex and the tax burden falls differently on different groups in each country and sub-national unit.

  7. Subsidy Scorecards: University of Houston

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    SOURCE: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, University of Houston (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010).Read our methodology here.. HuffPost and The Chronicle examined 201 public D-I schools from 2010-2014.

  8. Shellsort - Wikipedia

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    Shellsort, also known as Shell sort or Shell's method, is an in-place comparison sort. It can be seen as either a generalization of sorting by exchange ( bubble sort) or sorting by insertion ( insertion sort ). [3] The method starts by sorting pairs of elements far apart from each other, then progressively reducing the gap between elements to ...

  9. Generalized anxiety disorder - Wikipedia

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    3–5% (lifetime prevalence) [4] Generalized anxiety disorder ( GAD) is a mental and behavioral disorder, [5] specifically an anxiety disorder characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry about events or activities. [6] Worry often interferes with daily functioning, and individuals with GAD are often overly concerned ...