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@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ both use the same methods to achieve differing goals; this often leads them to b
 benefits a user gets from free software is much the same in open source software, and vice versa.
 
 The main goal of free software is to allow the user to have as much freedom as possible when using a piece of
-software for any purpose. This is in contrast to the traditional alternative, called Proprietary Software, which
+software for any purpose. This is in contrast to the traditional alternative, called proprietary software, which
 can be defined as software that the user can not edit, modify or redistribute without the original publishers
 permission. This kind of software intentionally restricts the users freedom, usually for the purpose of profit or
-control of the software. Some common examples of Proprietary Software, are Microsoft's \textit{Windows}, Apple's
+control of the software. Some common examples of proprietary software, are Microsoft's \textit{Windows}, Apple's
 \textit{iOS}, and Google's \textit{Chrome} web browser.
 
 Many people don't know that they already use free software\cite{COMMONfoss}, and sometimes the tools they use most
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ are all more modern examples of free software, however over the past 40 years, t
 
 \section{A brief history of FOSS}
 The term free software was first coined by Richard Stallman in 1983\cite{GNUproject},
-however even before this, examples of free software (and the disapproval of Proprietary Software), were already
+however even before this, examples of free software (and the disapproval of proprietary software), were already
 starting to show.
 
 One of the earliest examples of the disapproval of Non-free Software, was the response to Microsoft's \textit{An
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Since Linux's release there haven't been as many major events in the space and m
 and new features, most likely due to the amount of people working on projects being high enough for constant
 development, as opposed to one person sending in code every few days or weeks.	There was another large jump
 in development over the COVID lock downs. As of 2024 it would be hard not to say free software is fully viable
-against its Proprietary counterpart.
+against its proprietary counterpart.
 
 \section{How is Free Software developed?} 
 The process of developing free software has changed over time, especially
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ to manage large development teams\cite{NONFREEvcs}.
 
 \section{Comparing free software to its Proprietary counterparts} 
 As previously mentioned there are many different
-examples of free software, often made to be an alternative to a common piece of Proprietary software, each have
+examples of free software, often made to be an alternative to a common piece of proprietary software, each have
 their pro's and con's. To compare, one can look at performance data and usability. To show a wide range of software,
 this paper will look at programming IDE's, web browsers, and office software, as most computer users have used at
 least one of these, and thus will be familiar with them.
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ Figure \textbf{\ref{fig:graph}} denotes each browsers performance in encryption
 representative of all use cases, it is one of many things that goes into the final speed of the browser. As the
 graph shows, Firefox's FOSS implementation of JavaScript has lead to a faster final product, most likely as more
 people have had eyes on the code, and suggested optimisations over the past 20 years. On the front of performance
-it is clear that the FOSS tool has beaten the Proprietary counterpart.
+it is clear that the FOSS tool has beaten the proprietary counterpart.
 
 In respect to usability things come more to user preference, so what one needs to look at, is extensibility; the
 ability to make a piece of software exactly fit their needs. In this yet again Firefox wins out, while both Firefox
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ customise and make usable to the users needs.
 
 \subsection{Office Software} 
 When looking at office software, their are two commonly used tools, Microsoft Office
-(also known as 365), and Libreoffice. Microsoft Office is Proprietary software, and has been since its creation
+(also known as 365), and Libreoffice. Microsoft Office is proprietary software, and has been since its creation
 in the early days of personal computing, Libreoffice on the other hand, has been FOSS software from the start
 (Libre actually means free in Spanish, so this is no surprise). They both provide advanced features, and for the
 most part are completely cross compatible. In this sense they have become almost identical tools.