Re: Building An Apple ][ Software Archive

["Frank Townsend" <ftownsen@iamdigex.net>]

Freeware is copyrighted material with a price of zero.  The scope of the
"freeness" is usually indicated by the author.  In some cases distribution
may be limited (as freeware) to a specific group.  You cannot sell freeware
as your own, although you could with truly PD material.

It is a distinction *with* a difference. ;-))

Do a websearch and look at the definitions of the three

As to Paul's point, public domain is *not freeware* but is sui generis.


"Roy and/or Janet Miller" <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote in message
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> Paul Schlyter wrote:
>
> > Frank Townsend <ftownsen@iamdigex.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Freeware and shareware are not public domain.
> >
> > Shareware is not PD of course.  But you cannot generally claim
> > "Freeware is not public domain", because some freeware is PD.
>
> PD means there isn't a copyright. "Freeware" is a term used to refer to
> copyrighted software, when the copyright holder has given permission to
> unlimited copying, but still wishes to protect their rights to the
> algorithyms. So, your statement that "some freeware is PD" is technically
> false, though for the purposes of just copying and using the software,
> there doesn't seem to be any practical difference.
>
> Roy
>
> >
> >
> > In particular, all public domain stuff has to be freeware, since if it
> > isn't, you would have to pay to use it legally, and then it couldn't
> > be public domain since restrictions on its use would then be imposed.
> >
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