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He is a longtime election reform activist who has pushed for nonproprietary open-source voting systems with software code that can be examined by anyone.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Since its inception, the internet has been a nonproprietary, universal language that any computer can use to speak to any other.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022

"A nonproprietary fund of funds is a good sign," Magoon says.

From US News • Sep. 30, 2016

First, the nonproprietary nature of the software allows for greater compatibility and reuse of individual components, reducing the waste that comes with corporations repeatedly reinventing the wheel for private usage.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2015

You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any word processing or hypertext form.

From The Tale of Solomon Owl by Bailey, Arthur Scott