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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 authorisation 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 organisation. 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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