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Beerware is term for software released under a very relaxed license. It |
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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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Demoware (also known as trialware) is commercial software released for free |
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Crippleware is any product whose functions have been limited (or "crippled") |
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Crippleware is also a term used to describe software that makes use of Digital |
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Nagware (also known as begware, annoyware or a nagscreen) is a type of |
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Registerware refers to computer software which requires the user to give |
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Donationware is a licensing model that supplies fully operational software to |
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donationware comes fully operational (i.e. not crippleware) and payment is |
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Foistware, Bloatware, or Bundler is software bundled with completely unrelated |
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Software bloat is a term used to describe the tendency of newer computer |
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Bloatware, or foistware, is also used to describe software that comes |
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Shovelware is sometimes used to denote foistware which was chosen to fill up |
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Abandonware is a term used to describe computer software that is no longer |
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