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.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
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.. include:: HEADER.rst
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 Package distribution
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.. contents::
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Beerware
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Beerware is term for software released under a very relaxed license. It
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provides the end user with the right to use a particular program.
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Should the user of the product meet the author and consider the software
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useful, he is encouraged to buy the author a beer 'in return' (or, in some
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variations, drink a beer in the author's honor)::
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  /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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   * "THE BEER-WARE LICENSE" (Revision 42):
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   * <phk@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote this file. As long as you retain this notice you
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   * can do whatever you want with this stuff. If we meet some day, and you think
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   * this stuff is worth it, you can buy me a beer in return Poul-Henning Kamp
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   * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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   */
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beerware
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Demoware
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Demoware (also known as trialware) is commercial software released for free
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(shareware) in a version which is limited in one or more ways.
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Crippleware
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Crippleware is any product whose functions have been limited (or "crippled")
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with the sole purpose of encouraging or requiring the user to pay for those
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functions (either by paying a one-time fee or an on-going subscription fee).
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Crippleware is also a term used to describe software that makes use of Digital
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Rights Management.
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Nagware
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Nagware (also known as begware, annoyware or a nagscreen) is a type of
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shareware that reminds (or nags) the user to register it by paying a fee. It
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usually does this by popping up a message when the user starts the program, or
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intermittently while the user is using the application. These messages can
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appear as windows obscuring part of the screen or message boxes that can
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quickly be closed. Some nagware keeps the message up for a certain time
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period, forcing the user to wait to continue to use the program.
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Registerware
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Registerware refers to computer software which requires the user to give
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personal information, e.g an email address, through registration in order to
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download or use the program.
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Scareware
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Scareware comprises several classes of scam software, often with limited or no
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benefit, sold to consumers via certain unethical marketing practices.
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* Donationware.
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Donationware is a licensing model that supplies fully operational software to
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the user and pleads for an optional donation be paid to the programmer or a
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third-party beneficiary (usually a non-profit). The amount of the donation may
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also be stipulated by the author, or it may be left to the discretion of the
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user, based on individual perceptions of the software's value. Since
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donationware comes fully operational (i.e. not crippleware) and payment is
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optional, it is a type of freeware.
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Freeware
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Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an
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optional fee.
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Shareware
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Shareware is proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on
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a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality,
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availability or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an
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Internet website or as a compact disc included with a magazine.
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The rationale behind shareware is to give buyers the opportunity to use the
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program and judge its usefulness before purchasing a license for the full
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version of the software.
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The words "free trial" or "trial version" are indicative of shareware.
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware
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Foistware
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Foistware, Bloatware, or Bundler is software bundled with completely unrelated
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programs. That means that there is no particular property in the software that
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makes it foistware, but rather the context in which it was installed.
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Bloatware
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Software bloat is a term used to describe the tendency of newer computer
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programs to have a larger installation footprint, or have many unnecessary
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features that are not used by end users, or just generally use more system
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resources than necessary, while offering little or no benefit to its users.
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Bloatware, or foistware, is also used to describe software that comes
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pre-installed on a computer when it's bought, mostly consisting of
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time-limited trials or feature-lacking basic or "beginner" versions.
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloatware
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Shovelware
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Shovelware is sometimes used to denote foistware which was chosen to fill up
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the remaining space on a freely distributed CD-ROM.
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Abandonware
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Abandonware is a term used to describe computer software that is no longer
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sold or supported, or whose copyright ownership may be unclear for various
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reasons. While the term has been applied largely to older games, utility
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software, etc.
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