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The POOMA Toolkit is open-source software. Anyone may download, read, redistribute, and modify the POOMA source code. If an application requires a specialized container not already available, any programmer may add it. Any programmer can extend it to solve problems in previously unsupported domains. Companies using the toolkit can read the source code to ensure it has no security holes. It may be downloaded at no cost and used for perpetuity. There are no annual licenses and no on-going costs. By keeping their own copies, companies are guaranteed the software will never disappear. In summary, the POOMA Toolkit is low-risk software.