Freeware

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  freeware
       n : software that is provided without charge

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  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 (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  freeware
       
           {Software}, often written by enthusiasts and
          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)