propietary
propietary by FAF-UNIT August 29, 2003
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proprietary software
Proprietary software is software that you are not free to use, copy, modify, and study as you like. It's a form of abuse of users, which sucks and makes people depressed; it gives suits power over creatives.
proprietary software by your real name! June 29, 2009
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proprietarded
The seemingly pointless use of proprietary hardware to achieve the same purpose as other more common or open-standard solutions.
The Apple Display Connector was a proprietarded way for Apple to make the G4 Cube not have so many cables going from the computer to the display and keyboard. It combined USB, power and video into one cable.
proprietarded by existenzkampf December 17, 2008
proprietary software
Software that is not free software or semi-free software (the same thing as free software except that it can only be used for non-profit things).
proprietary software by a thing June 26, 2005
proprietary software
proprietary software by Ferreira April 3, 2009
proprietariest
Someone who swears by proprietary software, ignoring and often ridiculing open source equivalents that may infact be superior.
proprietariest by Blank__ February 24, 2009
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