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2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	4	Package distribution
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2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	6	.. contents::
1905 fba288d59662 Include only local subsections into TOC. This prevent duplication of Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: 1894 diff changeset	7	:local:
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2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	9	Beerware
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	10	========
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	11
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	12	Beerware is term for software released under a very relaxed license. It
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	13	provides the end user with the right to use a particular program.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	14
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	15	Should the user of the product meet the author and consider the software
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	16	useful, he is encouraged to buy the author a beer 'in return' (or, in some
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	17	variations, drink a beer in the author's honor)::
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	18
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	19	/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	20	* "THE BEER-WARE LICENSE" (Revision 42):
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	21	* <phk@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote this file. As long as you retain this notice you
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	22	* can do whatever you want with this stuff. If we meet some day, and you think
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	23	* this stuff is worth it, you can buy me a beer in return Poul-Henning Kamp
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	24	* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	25	*/
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	26
2228 837f1337c59b Removed indentation that compiled into <blockquote>. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: 1912 diff changeset	27	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beerware
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2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	29	Demoware
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	30	========
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	31
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	32	Demoware (also known as trialware) is commercial software released for free
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	33	(shareware) in a version which is limited in one or more ways.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	34
2228 837f1337c59b Removed indentation that compiled into <blockquote>. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: 1912 diff changeset	35	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoware
1894 2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	36
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	37	Crippleware
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	38	===========
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	39
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	40	Crippleware is any product whose functions have been limited (or "crippled")
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	41	with the sole purpose of encouraging or requiring the user to pay for those
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	42	functions (either by paying a one-time fee or an on-going subscription fee).
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	43	Crippleware is also a term used to describe software that makes use of Digital
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	44	Rights Management.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	45
2228 837f1337c59b Removed indentation that compiled into <blockquote>. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: 1912 diff changeset	46	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crippleware
1894 2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	47
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	48	Nagware
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	49	=======
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	50
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	51	Nagware (also known as begware, annoyware or a nagscreen) is a type of
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	52	shareware that reminds (or nags) the user to register it by paying a fee. It
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	53	usually does this by popping up a message when the user starts the program, or
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	54	intermittently while the user is using the application. These messages can
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	55	appear as windows obscuring part of the screen or message boxes that can
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	56	quickly be closed. Some nagware keeps the message up for a certain time
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	57	period, forcing the user to wait to continue to use the program.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	58
2228 837f1337c59b Removed indentation that compiled into <blockquote>. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: 1912 diff changeset	59	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagware
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2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	61	Registerware
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	62	============
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	63
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	64	Registerware refers to computer software which requires the user to give
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	65	personal information, e.g an email address, through registration in order to
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	66	download or use the program.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	67
2228 837f1337c59b Removed indentation that compiled into <blockquote>. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: 1912 diff changeset	68	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registerware
1894 2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	69
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	70	Scareware
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	71	=========
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	72
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	73	Scareware comprises several classes of scam software, often with limited or no
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	74	benefit, sold to consumers via certain unethical marketing practices.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	75
2228 837f1337c59b Removed indentation that compiled into <blockquote>. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: 1912 diff changeset	76	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scareware
1894 2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	77
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	78	* Donationware.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	79
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	80	Donationware is a licensing model that supplies fully operational software to
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	81	the user and pleads for an optional donation be paid to the programmer or a
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	82	third-party beneficiary (usually a non-profit). The amount of the donation may
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	83	also be stipulated by the author, or it may be left to the discretion of the
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	84	user, based on individual perceptions of the software's value. Since
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	85	donationware comes fully operational (i.e. not crippleware) and payment is
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	86	optional, it is a type of freeware.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	87
2228 837f1337c59b Removed indentation that compiled into <blockquote>. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: 1912 diff changeset	88	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donationware
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2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	90	Freeware
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	91	========
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	92
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	93	Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	94	optional fee.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	95
2228 837f1337c59b Removed indentation that compiled into <blockquote>. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: 1912 diff changeset	96	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware
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2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	98	Shareware
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	99	=========
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	100
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	101	Shareware is proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	102	a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality,
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	103	availability or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	104	Internet website or as a compact disc included with a magazine.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	105
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	106	The rationale behind shareware is to give buyers the opportunity to use the
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	107	program and judge its usefulness before purchasing a license for the full
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	108	version of the software.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	109
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	110	The words "free trial" or "trial version" are indicative of shareware.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	111
2228 837f1337c59b Removed indentation that compiled into <blockquote>. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: 1912 diff changeset	112	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware
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2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	114
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	115	Foistware
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	116	=========
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	117
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	118	Foistware, Bloatware, or Bundler is software bundled with completely unrelated
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	119	programs. That means that there is no particular property in the software that
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	120	makes it foistware, but rather the context in which it was installed.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	121
2228 837f1337c59b Removed indentation that compiled into <blockquote>. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: 1912 diff changeset	122	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foistware
1894 2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	123
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	124	Bloatware
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	125	=========
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	126
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	127	Software bloat is a term used to describe the tendency of newer computer
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	128	programs to have a larger installation footprint, or have many unnecessary
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	129	features that are not used by end users, or just generally use more system
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	130	resources than necessary, while offering little or no benefit to its users.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	131	Bloatware, or foistware, is also used to describe software that comes
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	132	pre-installed on a computer when it's bought, mostly consisting of
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	133	time-limited trials or feature-lacking basic or "beginner" versions.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	134
2228 837f1337c59b Removed indentation that compiled into <blockquote>. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: 1912 diff changeset	135	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloatware
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2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	137	Shovelware
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	138	==========
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	139
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	140	Shovelware is sometimes used to denote foistware which was chosen to fill up
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	141	the remaining space on a freely distributed CD-ROM.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	142
2228 837f1337c59b Removed indentation that compiled into <blockquote>. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: 1912 diff changeset	143	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shovelware
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2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	145	Abandonware
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	146	===========
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	147
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	148	Abandonware is a term used to describe computer software that is no longer
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	149	sold or supported, or whose copyright ownership may be unclear for various
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	150	reasons. While the term has been applied largely to older games, utility
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	151	software, etc.
2e3bc2435d68 Convert all files from TXT to RST. Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> parents: diff changeset	152
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author	Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com>
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