Software whose code is made freely available to others for use,augmentation,and resale is referred to as:
A) wholly proprietary systems.
B) patented software.
C) open source software.
D) copyright protected systems.

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Open source software is the type of software whose code is made freely available to others for use, augmentation, and resale. This software is typically developed in a collaborative, publicly accessible manner and can be modified by anyone with the technical skill to do so. This stands in contrast to wholly proprietary systems, which are developed and owned by a single company, and which restrict users' access to the underlying code. Patented software and copyright-protected systems refer to legal protections for intellectual property, rather than to software development models.

Software Whose Code Is Made Freely Available to Others for Use,augmentation,and