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Closed-source software is software whose source code is not published or otherwise made available to the general public. Recipients of closed-source software can be restricted from selling or giving away the software.

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How can I license open source software with a closed-source component?

Let's say I have three repositories on GitHub that I own. I made repository #1 open source under the MIT license. Repository #2 is mostly user graphical interface stuff, but I made it private without any license, because I want my programs to look…
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Are the terms proprietary software and closed source software synonymous?

I think that when a software is proprietary, then its source code is "legally defended" and hence not released to the general public in any way. Are the terms proprietary software and closed source software synonymous?
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