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De - Pt| English Dictionary: freeware | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for freeware | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
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freeware n. [common] Free software, often written by enthusiasts and distributed by users' groups, or via electronic mail, local bulletin boards, {Usenet}, or other electronic media. At one time, `freeware' was a trademark of Andrew Fluegelman, the author of the well-known MS-DOS comm program PC-TALK III. It wasn't enforced after his mysterious disappearance and presumed death in 1984. See {shareware}, {FRS}. | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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freeware distributed at no charge by users' groups, or via the {World-Wide Web}, {electronic mail}, {bulletin boards}, {Usenet}, or other electronic media. At one time, "freeware" was a trademark of {Andrew Fluegelman}. It wasn't enforced after his death. "Freeware" should not be confused with "{free software}" (roughly, software with unrestricted redistribution) or "{shareware}" (software distributed without charge for which users can pay voluntarily). {Jim Knopf's story (http://www.freewarehof.org/sstory.html)}. [{Jargon File}] (2003-07-26) | |
