<s>
Software	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
is	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
delivering	O
software	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
the	O
closest	O
thing	O
to	O
turnkey	O
form	O
of	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
distro	O
may	O
take	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
binary	O
distribution	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
executable	B-Application
installer	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
range	O
from	O
whole	O
operating	O
system	O
distributions	O
to	O
server	B-Application
and	O
interpreter	B-Application
distributions	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
WAMP	B-Language
installers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
can	O
also	O
refer	O
to	O
careware	B-License
and	O
donateware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
software	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
include	O
BSD-based	O
distros	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
NetBSD	B-Device
,	O
OpenBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
DragonflyBSD	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Linux-based	O
distros	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
openSUSE	B-Operating_System
,	O
Debian	O
,	O
and	O
Fedora	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GNU	B-Application
Autotools	I-Application
are	O
widely	O
used	O
for	O
which	O
consist	O
of	O
source	O
files	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
the	O
C	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
,	O
but	O
are	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
these	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LANDesk	B-Protocol
Management	O
Suite	O
provides	O
software	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
OS	O
X	O
,	O
and	O
Linux	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	O
KACE	O
provides	O
remote	O
administration	O
,	O
software	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
,	O
and	O
software	B-Application
installation	I-Application
to	O
any	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
or	O
Linux	O
desktop	O
or	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Distribution	B-Application
of	I-Application
software	I-Application
to	O
small	O
mobile	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
phones	O
,	O
PDAs	O
and	O
other	O
hand-held	O
terminals	O
is	O
a	O
particular	O
challenge	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
inconsistent	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
