Software Projects and Products

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The distinction of the terms "Product" and "Project" in a Free and Open Source Software context is not clear cut. This pages helps to disambiguate between the two and links to related pages and topics.


Software Project

The term "Software Project" is often used to describe the scope of an Open Source project but there usually is no clear cut definition of what this comprises.


Software Product

The term software product is typically associated with shrink-wrap or COTS (Commercial-Off-the-Shelf) software. A software product usually one or a set of software components that are ready to get installed and used by the end customer.

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