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  2. All that glitters is not gold - Wikipedia

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    All that glitters is not gold" is an aphorism stating that not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so. While early expressions of the idea are known from at least the 12th–13th century, the current saying is derived from a 16th-century line by William Shakespeare , " All that glisters is not gold ".

  3. Free and open-source software - Wikipedia

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    "Free and open-source software" (FOSS) is an umbrella term for software that is considered free software and/or open-source software. [1] The precise definition of the terms "free software" and "open-source software" applies them to any software distributed under terms that allow users to use, modify, and redistribute said software in any manner they see fit, without requiring that they pay ...

  4. Word count - Wikipedia

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    Word count is commonly used by translators to determine the price of a translation job. Word counts may also be used to calculate measures of readability and to measure typing and reading speeds (usually in words per minute). When converting character counts to words, a measure of 5 or 6 characters to a word is generally used for English. [1]

  5. Parable of the Talents - Wikipedia

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    To the single "unfaithful" servant, who avoided even the safe profit of bank interest, a negative compensation is given. A thematically variant parable appears in the non-canonical Gospel of the Hebrews , wherein the servant who hid his money from his cruel master is rebuked, but presented as more righteous than the wealthiest servant, who ...

  6. List of free and open-source software packages - Wikipedia

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    For more information about the philosophical background for open-source software, see free software movement and Open Source Initiative. However, nearly all software meeting the Free Software Definition also meets the Open Source Definition and vice versa. A small fraction of the software that meets either definition is listed here.

  7. Doggerel - Wikipedia

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    Alternatively, it can mean verse which has a monotonous rhythm, easy rhyme, and cheap or trivial meaning. The word is derived from the Middle English dogerel , probably a derivative of dog . [ 1 ] In English, it has been used as an adjective since the 14th century and a noun since at least 1630.

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  9. Matthew 5:29 - Wikipedia

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    The verse is similar to Mark 9:47, and a version much closer to that in Mark appears at Matthew 18:9. [1] This verse, along with the next one, is the most extreme part of the Sermon on the Mount. R. T. France notes that the severity of this verse is unparalleled in the contemporary literature. [2] It advocates an action that is extremely drastic.