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"free software" is not the same as "freeware", which by commonly accepted usage is almost always reffering to proprietary software that is distributed at no cos
by em3rgent0rdr 11y ago
"free software" is not the same as "freeware", which by commonly accepted usage is almost always reffering to proprietary software that is distributed at no cost. The OP tends to implicitly conflate them by lumping them in together.
- paulryanrogers 11y agoPerhaps they are different for some folks. In my experience most people consider both terms any software that is free to acquire, use, and distribute. Regardless, if wares are acquired and used without charge then the impact on producers and the price expectations of consumers is the same.