software hoarding

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
software hoarding
 n.

   Pejorative term employed by members and adherents of the {GNU} project
   to describe the act of holding software proprietary, keeping it under
   trade secret or license terms which prohibit free redistribution and
   modification. Used primarily in Free Software Foundation propaganda.
   For a summary of related issues, see {GNU} and {free software}.
    

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