nonproprietary products are in the public domain and anyone can produce or distribute them.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Adjective : the proprietary class. ,proprietary wealth. ,proprietary medicine. ,proprietary hospitals.    From Dictionary.com. 

OpenID is open-source, or nonproprietary, meaning others can adapt it to their own needs.    From Wordnik.com.  [One Key Fits All] Reference

" It was limited to a single page of nonproprietary data, " Col.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Twist in Effort to Replace Refueling Tankers] Reference

International nonproprietary name (INN) of the active ingredient (s).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 16] Reference

· International nonproprietary name (INN) of the active ingredient (s).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

The international nonproprietary names (INN) classification is used in this guide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 3] Reference

It would mean assessing the impact of rules on both proprietary and nonproprietary production.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind] Reference

Perhaps the Internet should make us think seriously about the power of nonproprietary and distributed production.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind] Reference

Subsection 11's endorsement of nonproprietary interoperable emergency communications capabilities also bears watching.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 21st Century Emergency Communications Act of 2006 (21CECA)] Reference

The deal will give Daiichi Sankyo "a new, strong presence in the fast growing business of nonproprietary pharmaceuticals,".    From Wordnik.com.  [Daiichi Targets Generics to Extend Reach] Reference

It uses the Linux operating system and other nonproprietary, open-source software, which users are allowed to tinker with.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Little Laptop With Big Ambitions] Reference

Berners-Lee then moved to MIT to lead an international consortium dedicated to preserving the Web as a nonproprietary space.    From Wordnik.com.  [Capitalism 3.0~ Chapter 10] Reference

Van Houweling: One premise of CC was that people were doing these nonproprietary creations anyway and we should get them out into the open.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cultural Environmentalism at 10: Molly van Houweling] Reference

We are systematically likely to undervalue the importance, viability, and productive power of open systems, open networks, and nonproprietary production.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind] Reference

Mr. Negroponte says OLPC's nonproprietary software hindered sales, with some countries reluctant to commit to a nonstandard machine that didn't run Windows.    From Wordnik.com.  [Laptop Program for Kids] Reference

Each has a slightly different focus and emphasis on the problem, but each has pointed out the impediments now being erected to distributed, nonproprietary solutions.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind] Reference

I am offering today to purchase this collection of discs from you for the purpose of ripping and posting on the Internet in a nonproprietary format for reuse by anybody.    From Wordnik.com.  [Real Openness, Real Guts] Reference

It further encouraged interoperability by adopting open-standard, nonproprietary technology (known as IEEE 802.11), and rapidly released products instead of perfecting them.    From Wordnik.com.  [All for One] Reference

It is therefore NASA policy that nonproprietary scientific data obtained from NASA programs and missions will be made publicly available in usable form as quickly as possible.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Project for the Dendro Truth Squad « Climate Audit] Reference

The first successful nonproprietary operating system.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

And even if they don't, end users still get a nonproprietary option.    From Wordnik.com.  [SearchDataCenter: IT infrastructure news] Reference

(Discrete GPUs don't need a license, since they plug into a nonproprietary bus.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com] Reference

The company plans to promote some nonproprietary brands too, such as Wrangler, Adidas.    From Wordnik.com.  [LJWorld.com stories: News] Reference

Boeing developed a nonproprietary satellite servicing interface for its Orbital Express project.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

By material (autograft-only, nonproprietary allograft, synthetic, demineralized bone matrix, and growth factor).    From Wordnik.com.  [Business Wire Travel News] Reference

LonWorks enabled nonproprietary devices to function with the installed control system, reducing equipment costs.    From Wordnik.com.  [CSE - Top Articles] Reference

The media you need to use is stored on a file server in a nonproprietary raw video format and the files are unedited.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

All nonproprietary data collected during the project period shall be made available on the National Geothermal Data System.    From Wordnik.com.  [Renewable Energy News - RenewableEnergyWorld.com] Reference

Open Web Foundation projects, an organization dedicated to creating a legal framework for nonproprietary Web specifications.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest from Computerworld] Reference

Linux Today reader, in fact, that he or she couldn't resist posting directions for an entirely nonproprietary origami penguin.    From Wordnik.com.  [LinuxInsider] Reference

Editing the reviewrs rather than the science, withholding nonproprietary, nonpersonal data sets distracts from the science itself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

The nonproprietary nature of the material meant it was able to revolutionize the entire water bottle industry: Camelback also used Tritan in their products.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fast Company] Reference

Retigabine is the nonproprietary name adopted by the International nonproprietary Name for Pharmaceuticals Substances Program for use in the rest of the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [RedOrbit News - Technology] Reference

Maybe you converted your CD collection to Real Audio or WMA and now want to convert the songs to a nonproprietary format, such as MP3, so you can play them with iTunes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Swen's Weblog] Reference

A system-of-systems common operating environment (SOSCOE): it supports multiple mission-critical applications by using a nonproprietary, standards-based architecture and.    From Wordnik.com.  [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference

Large digital-media consulting firms like Aquantive already provide this service for big clients; what's lacking is a nonproprietary service that can do it for smaller players.    From Wordnik.com.  [Technology news - Business 2.0 Magazine] Reference

This was very important because we have an open, nonproprietary environment and ease of integration is critical. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Marketwire - Breaking News Releases] Reference

Its research is nonpartisan and nonproprietary.    From Wordnik.com.  [Center for Strategic and International Studies] Reference