Re: Building An Apple ][ Software Archive

[pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <39CC4372.1E6B929@dcnet2000.com>,
Phoenyx  <quazar@dcnet2000.com> wrote:
 
> It seems the main thing here is how the term is interpreted by different
> people. Since there seem to be so many interpretations, a better term
> might be in order. It would most likely need to be a phrase which every
> one could read without misunderstanding it's intent.
 
I fully agree -- the term "freeware" is indeed fuzzy, particularly since
it doesn't explicitly tell exactly what you are allowed to do with
it freely.
 
It's better to instead use the terms "PD", "Copyrighted freeware" or
"Open Source".
 
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