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  Be brief: Instant messaging is not meant for long messages. So, the messages should be short.

                   Label  personal  messages:  If  a  message  or  a  post  in  a  social  group  is  directed  for  only  specific
                    members, then we must accordingly address that post for their reference only.

                   Don’t flood: Sending large number of messages in a chat in quick succession is a form of disruptive
                    behaviour and is known as ‘Flooding’ of messages. We should avoid flooding on the net.
                   Unsolicited advertising: Do not post any unsolicited advertising or promotional materials in chat
                    groups.

                   Use emoticons: Using emoticons, help you express yourself better.
                   Use alerts: Many chat programs allow the users to indicate their status and availability. We can use
                    such alerts consistently, so that those wishing to contact can ping as per availability of the person.

                   Respect other’s convenience: Technically, instant messaging and chat enable real time interaction
                    but it should be dependent on the availability and convenience of receivers.
                   SOFTWARE LICENSE

                 Software License is the authorization to use a software. Most of the
                 software are licensed rather than being sold, which means buyers are
                 never the actual owners of the software, although they may be able to
                 use it without any time limit or may become owner of a copy of such
                 software. There are different types of software licenses.

                 Proprietary Software

                 Software  are  the  written  codes  of  programming  language  and  are
                 developed by an individual or under the banner of an organization. The codes of program i.e., software
                 is copyrighted by the developer or owner, for sale of its license or usage right to others. Such software
                 are said to be proprietary software. The hallmark of proprietary software licenses is that the software
                 publisher grants the use of one or more copies of software under the end-user license agreement (EULA),
                 but ownership of those copies remains with the software publisher (hence use of the term “proprietary”).
                 One example of such proprietary software license is the license for Microsoft Windows. A proprietary
                 license does not allow you to sell, copy or distribute the software.

                 Shareware
                 Some copyrighted software are distributed for use on the honorary basis for time being. Consumers
                 uninstall it after the mentioned trial period. Shareware (also termed trialware or demoware) is proprietary
                 software  that  is  provided  to  users  without  any  payment  on  a  trial  basis  and  is  often  limited  by  any
                 combination of functionality, availability (it may be functional for a limited time period only), or convenience
                 (the software may present a dialog at startup or during usage, reminding the user to purchase it).

                 Freeware

                 Software  that  can  be  used  without  paying  any  price  i.e.,  which  is  free  of  any  charge  are  termed  as
                 freeware.  It  is  promoted  by  the  community  who  believe  that  basic  software  like  Operating  System,
                 web browser, etc. should be like a right to the computer user, thus it should be made free for all the
                 users of the globe. Stallman, an MIT graduate concerned about the growing trend towards proprietary




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