Liteware definition?

[stan]

hi, I was just wondering about the liteware definition? Can ANY freeware
program that has a Paid or PRO version available with more features,
instantly be considered "liteware" like should zonealarm, adware, AVG,
Sygate Personal Firewall, Kerio Firewall ,leechget, many more etc...
all be considered liteware?

with adware 6, I click on ad watch and it says, this feature requires the
licensed version to run? this is liteware. maybe even cripple ware?

leechget "free for non-commercial use" has limmited 8 simultaneous
downloads while the commercial version has unlimited simultaneous
downloads can this be considered liteware? even though 8 is plenty?

I couldn't find a really "clear" definition of liteware.

I use zonalarm, adware and leechget and I like them, just wondering?

so should all freeware, that has a paid version with more features,
all be classified as liteware?

regards
stan

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=BBQ=AB?=]

hi, I was just wondering about the liteware definition? Can ANY
freeware program that has a Paid or PRO version available with
more features, instantly be considered "liteware" like should
zonealarm, adware, AVG, Sygate Personal Firewall, Kerio Firewall
,leechget, many more etc... all be considered liteware?

Yep. (well, I'm not familiar with every program you mention, but any
app that has a payware big brother is liteware.)

with adware 6, I click on ad watch and it says, this feature
requires the licensed version to run? this is liteware. maybe even
cripple ware?

Yep. Whether or not liteware is 'crippled' is a judgement call,
based on how vital one thinks the missing features are. For me, most
liteware is crippleware.

leechget "free for non-commercial use" has limmited 8 simultaneous
downloads while the commercial version has unlimited simultaneous
downloads can this be considered liteware? even though 8 is
plenty?

It's still liteware, but if eight is plenty for you, I guess it's not
crippleware to you.

I couldn't find a really "clear" definition of liteware.

I use zonalarm, adware and leechget and I like them, just
wondering?

so should all freeware, that has a paid version with more
features, all be classified as liteware?

Yes.

 

[stan]

any app that has a payware big brother is liteware.)

that means quite allot of freeware nominated
must be re-classified to liteware.
susan you have work to do, lol

regards
stan

 

[REMbranded]

stan <[email protected]> wrote:

»Q«" <[email protected]> Q says...

that means quite allot of freeware nominated
must be re-classified to liteware.
susan you have work to do, lol

This is a general guide. Perspective is much in this situation. If the
program does everything that you need it to do I would term it
freeware and the "big brother" bloatware myself.

I don't think that you will see any programs on PL that are not very
useful, regardless of other offerings by the author or company.

Adware and Spyware are out of bounds on PL.

 

[Susan Bugher]

I couldn't find a really "clear" definition of liteware.

What's do you object to in the ACF definition?

http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/info2003PL.htm#Wares

Susan
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PL2004 Review: http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/2004nominationsPL.php
alt.comp.freeware FAQ (short) - maintained by John F.
http://clients.net2000.com.au/~johnf/faq.html

 

[Susan Bugher]

that means quite allot of freeware nominated
must be re-classified to liteware.
susan you have work to do, lol

Stay tuned folks, I feel a flame coming on . . .

Susan
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PL2004 Review: http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/2004nominationsPL.php
alt.comp.freeware FAQ (short) - maintained by John F.
http://clients.net2000.com.au/~johnf/faq.html

 

[Michael J. Leaver]

stan wrote:

Stay tuned folks, I feel a flame coming on . . .

You can borrow my flame suit. It's freeware.

 

[Susan Bugher]

This is a general guide. Perspective is much in this situation. If the
program does everything that you need it to do I would term it
freeware and the "big brother" bloatware myself.

I disagree. Is a free version of a program more limited than the payware
version? That's a simple factual matter. If it is more limited then it's
*either* Liteware *or* Crippleware. (Liteware vs. crippleware *is* a
subjective determination - one person's Liteware may be another person's
crippleware.)

http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/info2003PL.htm#Wares

Some PL2003 Liteware program descriptions say: (Freeware) (Lite version
of a Commercial program)

I was afaid people would not know what Liteware meant (it appears my
fears were justified).

We now have an on-site ware glossary as a reference - I will revise
these PL2003 descriptions from (Freeware) to (Liteware).

Susan
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PL2003: http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/about2003PL.htm
PL2004 Review: http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/2004nominationsPL.php
alt.comp.freeware FAQ (short) - maintained by John F.
http://clients.net2000.com.au/~johnf/faq.html

 

[Steven Burn]

You can borrow my flame suit. It's freeware.

My flame suit is freeware but, since it's payware version actually protects
you from the flames, it is cripple ware,. but since it goes on you and has a
pay version, it is liteware. <gg>

--

Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

Disclaimer:
I know I'm probably wrong, I just like taking part ;o)

 

[REMbranded]

I disagree. Is a free version of a program more limited than the payware
version? That's a simple factual matter. If it is more limited then it's
*either* Liteware *or* Crippleware. (Liteware vs. crippleware *is* a
subjective determination - one person's Liteware may be another person's
crippleware.)

That's what I meant by perspective. If it fits the bill it is neither
lite nor crippled for the purposes of freeware solutions. If it
"almost" solves the problem and the payware version would solve it
then I would consider it crippled.

Still, your definitions are correct. This is muchacho bookkeeping
though. I see WS_FTP LE up for correction then. This is a limited
edition available to select groups. The Pro version adds other
features, none of which is necessary (or even preferrable to me).

Jeez, you have so much going now. Maybe we can wait until the dust
settles and have a look for other programs that might should be
labeled lite or crippled. Hopefully there won't be many.

As per nominations, I'm sure if the nominators and seconders could
double check now it would be a great help to Susan. Or maybe Stan was
joshing? I don't know on many of these programs, so I don't know.

 

[stan]

What's do you object to in the ACF definition?

I don't object to anything, not flaming either, lol

just wondering if ALL freeware that has a better PAID version
with more features should be classified as liteware?

if so then shouldn't, AVG , zonealarm, Agnitum Outpost Firewall,
Kerio firewall, and many more freeware nominations, currently classified
as freeware be changed to liteware? according to the FAQ.

also while ive got your attention,
may I suggest I would like to see in the description of the
program "Winners" how many votes a program actually got, perhaps
something like "example" 24/155 indicating that 24 people out of 155
voted for this program. it will help decide which is "pure" pricelessware
from programs that got 2 votes and are just a category fillers.

regards
stan

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=BBQ=AB?=]

I don't think that you will see any programs on PL that are not
very useful, regardless of other offerings by the author or
company.

I agree. I hope most people noted the ware type when nominating, but
if not, we'll get 'em all sorted out.

Adware and Spyware are out of bounds on PL.

Yep.

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=BBQ=AB?=]

Jeez, you have so much going now. Maybe we can wait until the dust
settles and have a look for other programs that might should be
labeled lite or crippled. Hopefully there won't be many.

If an app actually falls into the "crippled" category, I'd think it
would not garner many votes, though programs I consider crippled have
made the list in the past. I reckon they should just be noted as
liteware on the pricelessware.org site. Or, as Susan says, for
clarity, "lite version of a commercial program." I mean, what is the
point in calling something both priceless and crippled?

 

[dszady]

Trying to get a word in edge-wise "»Q«" wrote in

If an app actually falls into the "crippled" category, I'd think it
would not garner many votes, though programs I consider crippled have
made the list in the past. I reckon they should just be noted as
liteware on the pricelessware.org site. Or, as Susan says, for
clarity, "lite version of a commercial program." I mean, what is the
point in calling something both priceless and crippled?

<cross-posted to a.c.f.d.>
IMO crippleware - a program that has severe limitations is not
freeware.
But under the ambiguous definition of freeware it is.
Just redefine freeware with a few restrictions. Crippleware et al.
Edit Pad Lite is "liteware" and I don't need the added features of the
payware version.
All software commercial or otherwise lacks something for someone.

 

[Susan Bugher]

just wondering if ALL freeware that has a better PAID version
with more features should be classified as liteware?

if so then shouldn't, AVG , zonealarm, Agnitum Outpost Firewall,
Kerio firewall, and many more freeware nominations, currently classified
as freeware be changed to liteware? according to the FAQ.

The Ware Glossary has definitions of the Ware types used in
Pricelessware descriptions.

http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/info2003PL.htm#Wares

If a program fits the description of Liteware the ware description for
the program should include this: (Liteware).

Since you have such an interest in seeing that the job is done right I'm
sure you won't mind checking the Ware information that has been furnished.

Below is an alphabetical list of the nominated programs to date with the
current ware description. Please make sure that *all* pertinent
information is included: type(s) of ware, free for personal use, last
freeware version etc. etc.

Just note the needed revisions and post it to the newsgroup when you are
done. And thank you so much for helping.

Susan


1-4a Rename (??? ware)
1by1 (Freeware)
1st Impression (Freeware)
1st Page 2000 (Freeware)
2Flyer Screensaver Builder (Freeware) (last freeware version)
2xExplorer (Donationware)
40tude Dialog (Trialware) (Donationware) (free for private users)
4t Tray Minimizer (Liteware????)
7-Zip (Donationware)
@icon sushi (Freeware)
AbiWord (Freeware)
AceHTML 5 Freeware (Freeware)
ActivIcons (Freeware)
Ad-Aware (Freeware)
Add/Remove Pro (Freeware)
Agent Ransack (Liteware) (lite version of a commercial program)
Agnitum Outpost Firewall (Free) (Freeware)
AGO Agent Group Order (Freeware)
AI RoboForm (Liteware)
Aida32 (Freeware)
All-Purpose Spell Checker (APSC) (Freeware) (unsupported)
AllChars (Freeware)
AltaVista Toolbar (??? ware)
AM-DeadLink (Freeware)
Amaya (Freeware)
Amphetadesk (Freeware)
AnalogX DHCP Fix (Freeware)
AnalogX MaxMem (Freeware)
Another Task Manager (ATM) (Freeware) (last available Freeware version)
Ant Movie Catalog (Freeware)
AntiVir Personal Edition (Freeware) (free for personal use on one
computer)
AP Guitar tuner (Freeware) (last Freeware version)
AR RAM Disk (Freeware)
Arachnophilia (Requestware) (unsupported)
ArsClip (Freeware)
Atlantis Nova (Liteware)
AtNotes (Freeware)
Atomic Clock Sync (Freeware)
AtomTime95 (Freeware) (last available Freeware version)
Attribute Changer (Freeware)
Audacity (Freeware)
AutoIt (Freeware)
AutoSizer (Freeware)
Avant Browser (Freeware)
Avast! (Registerware)
AVG Anti-Virus System (Registerware: name/ e-mail address/ street
address/ city/ country) (liteware) (personal or non-commercial use only)
(unsupported)
AxCrypt (Freeware)
Babya System 2004 (Freeware)
BASK (Freeware) (last available Freeware version)
Batchrun (Freeware)
Belarc Advisor (Freeware) (free for personal use)
BgInfo (Freeware) (home or at work, so long as each user downloads and
installs the product directly from www.sysinternals.com.)
Binary News Reader (BNR) (Freeware)
BitMorph (Freeware)
Blender (Freeware)
Bookmark Wizard (Freeware)
Borderline address book (Abandonware)
Burn to the Brim (Freeware)
Burnatonce (Freeware) (free for non-commercial use)
Buttonz! and Tilez! (Donationware)
Cacheman (Donationware) (free for private/ educational use)
Calc98 (Freeware version available)
Calendar Magic (Freeware)
Calypso (Freeware) (was shareware) (unsupported)
CamStudio (Freeware)
Cartes du Ciel (Sky Charts) (Freeware) (source code partially available)
Catfish (Freeware)
Cathy (Freeware)
CDCheck (Freeware) (free for non-commercial use)
CDex (Freeware)
CesarFTP (Freeware)
Chainsaw (Freeware)
ChangeIcon (Freeware)
CLCL (Freeware)
ClickTray Calendar (??? ware)
Clint's Wallpaper Master (??? ware)
Clipomatic (Freeware)
Clippy (Freeware)
Cobian Backup (Freeware)
ColorPic (Freeware)
Columbine Bookmark Merge (CBM) (Freeware)
ComponentSoftware Diff (CSDiff) (Freeware)
ConText (Freeware)
Convert (Freeware)
Cookie Muncher (Freeware)
CookieWall (Freeware)
Cool Player (Freeware)
Cool Ruler (Freeware)
CopyURL (Freeware)
Crazy Browser (Freeware)
Crimson Editor (Freeware)
Crowbar (??? ware)
Crypt Edit (Donationware) (discontinued) (unsupported)
Crystal Player (Freeware)
Currency Converter 2 (Freeware)
CustomizeIE (Freeware)
CutePDF Printer (Freeware)
CyberKit (Betaware)
Cygwin (Freeware)
DAEMON Tools (Freeware)
Damn NFO Viewer (Freeware)
Dave's Quick Search Taskbar Toolbar Deskbar (Freeware)
DBackup (??? ware)
dBpowerAMP Music Converter (dMC) (Freeware)
DCOMbobulator (Freeware)
DDTitle (Freeware) (last available Freeware version)
Debian (Freeware)
DeKnop (Requestware)
Dependency Walker (Freeware)
Desktop Architect (Freeware)
Desktop Calendar (Freeware)
Dia (Freeware)
Diagram Designer (Freeware)
Dimension 4 (Freeware)
Dir2HTML (Freeware)
Directory Lister (Freeware)
DirGraph (??? ware)
Dirhtml (Freeware)
DirKey (Freeware)
Display Partition Information (partinfo) (Freeware)
DLExpert (Freeware)
DLL Archive (Freeware)
DownloadExpress (Freeware)
Drive Rescue (Freeware)
DubIt (??? ware)
Dup Detector (??? ware)
e-Sword (Freeware)
eags on! (??? ware)
Easy Gallery Generator (EGG) (Freeware)
Easy MD5 Creator (??? ware)
Easy Message Express (Easy Message) (Freeware)
Easy SFV Creator (??? ware)
EasyCleaner (Donationware)
eCleaner (Freeware)
EditBINI (Freeware)
EditPad Lite (Liteware) (free for non-commercial use)
EF Commander (??? ware)
emacs (Freeware)
Email Encoder (Freeware)
Embellish (Freeware) (was shareware) (unsupported)
Emergency Recovery Utility NT (ERUNT) (Freeware)
Empty Temp Folders (Freeware)
eMule (Freeware)
Encryption for the Masses (E4M) (Freeware)
EncSpot (Liteware)
ePrompter (Freeware)
Eraser (Donationware)
ESBCalc (Freeware)
Ethereal (Freeware)
EVE (Freeware)
Exact Audio Copy (EAC) (Requestware) (free for personal use)
ExamDiff (Liteware)
Exifer (Requestware)
Explore2fs (??? ware)
Extended Character Map (Freeware)
ExtractNow (Donationware)
EyeDropper (Freeware)
F-Prot Antivirus for DOS (Freeware) (free for personal use)
Fidolook SL (Freeware)
Filemon (Freeware)
FileTargets (Freeware)
FileZilla (Freeware)
FilZip (Donationware)
Finale Notepad (Registerware: Country/ email)
Flexible Renamer (Freeware)
Font Magic (Freeware)
Foobar2000 (Freeware)
FotoAlbum (Freeware)
FoxMail (Freeware)
Fractal Explorer (Donationware)
Free Digital Camera Enhancer (Liteware)
Free Pascal (Freeware)
FreeBSD (Donationware)
FreePDF (Betaware)
FreeZip (Freeware)
Frhed (Freeware)
FSRaid (??? ware)
FTP Server (Freeware)
FTP Wanderer (Freeware)
FTPGenius (??? ware)
Geminisoft Pimmy (Freeware)
GFI LANguard System Integrity Monitor (S.I.M.) (Registerware) (name,
company, phone, email, country, ZIP)
GhostScript and GhostView (Freeware)
GnuPG (??? ware)
GoldenSectionNotes (Freeware)
Google Toolbar (Freeware)
GrabIt (??? ware)
Graph Paper Printer (Liteware)
Gravity (Freeware) (was shareware) (unsupported)
GRIDS (Freeware)
GSpot (??? ware)
Gui4Cli (Freeware)
Hallo northern sky (HNSKY) (Freeware)
Hamster (Freeware)
HarddiskOGG (Freeware)
Hidden Menu (Freeware)
Hook99 (Freeware)
Hosts File (Freeware)
Hosts Toggle (Freeware)
Hot Key Plus (??? ware)
Hotkeys (Requestware)
HTML Calender Generator 4 (Freeware)
HTML E-Mail Address Encrypter (Freeware)
HTML Splitter (Freeware)
HTML-Kit (Freeware)
HTMLDOC (Freeware)
HTTRACK (WinHTTrack) (Freeware) (open source)
IceChat (??? ware)
Icon Snatcher (Freeware)
Iconoid (Requestware)
IconShop (Freeware)
ICS Configuration (Freeware)
ID-Blaster Plus (Freeware)
iDailyDiary (??? ware)
IE 5 Power Tweaks Web Accessories (Freeware)
IE 5 Web Accessories (Freeware)
IE 5 Web Accessories - Quick Search (Freeware)
IE Booster (Freeware)
IEradicator (Liteware)
ieSpell (??? ware)
Info-Rapid Search &amp; Replace (Freeware) (free for non-commercial use)
Inno Setup (Donationware)
IntelliTamper (Freeware)
InterCover (Freeware)
Irfanview (Freeware) (free for non-commercial use)
IZArc Skin Builder (Freeware)
JAlbum (Freeware)
JBCat (??? ware)
Jedit (Freeware)
JPEG Cleaner (Freeware)
jv16 Powertools (Freeware) (last Freeware version)
K-meleon (Freeware)
K9 (Freeware)
Kana Reminder (Freeware)
Karen's Replicator (Freeware)
KaZaA Lite (Freeware)
Kerio Personal Firewall (Freeware)
KeyNote (Freeware)
Kookie Jar (Freeware) (open source)
Korrnews (Freewre)
LAME (Freeware)
LastQF (??? ware)(Open Source)
LaunchMate (??? ware)
LeechFTP (Freeware) (unsupported)
LeechGet (Donationware)
LFN-Tools (Long FileNames in DOS) (Freeware)
LightningSearch (Donationware)
Lister (Freeware)
Lupas Rename (Lupas 2000) (Donationware)
Madotate (Freeware)
Magic Mail Monitor (Freeware)
Mailwasher (Liteware)
MakePDF (Freeware)
Matizha Sublime (Freeware)
MBProbe (Freeware)
Media Player Classic (??? ware)
MemLoad (Freeware)
MemoKeys (Freeware)
Memtest86 (Donationware)
MesNews (??? ware)
MetaPad (Freeware)
Micro Egg Timer (Freeware)
MindMan Personal (Freeware)
Miranda IM (Freeware)
Monitor Off (???ware) (open source)
More Properties (Freeware) (unsupported)
Morver (Freeware)
MotherBoard Monitor (MBM) (Freeware)
MouseImp (Freeware)
MouseTool (Requestware)
Mozilla (Freeware)
Mozilla Calendar (??? ware)
Mozilla Firebird (was Phoenix) (Freeware)
Mozilla Thunderbird (Freeware)
MP3Gain (Freeware)
Mp3tag (Donationware)
MPEG Audio Collection (MAC) (Freeware)
MsDVR 2000 (??? ware)
MultiRes (Freeware)
MuRa's Filters (Freeware)
Mutt (Freeware) (GPL)
MWSnap (Freeware)
My Own Backup (MOB) (Freeware)
MyAlbum (Donationware)
MyIE2 (Freeware)
MyRun (Freeware)
MZ-Tools (Freeware)
NConvert (Freeware)
NetLaunch (Freeware)
NetStat Live (Freeware)
NetTime (Donationware)
Neutron (Freeware)
Nfilter (Betaware) (GNU licence (open source))
NgDiskCat (??? ware)
nnCron LITE (Freeware)
NoteTab Light (Liteware)
Noworyta News Reader (Freeware)
nPOP (Freeware)
Octopus (??? ware)
OE-Quotefix (Donationware)
OffByOne (Freeware)
OleClean (Freeware)
onlineTV (??? ware)
Open Pass (Freeware)
OpenExpert (Freeware) (free for personal use)
OpenOffice.org (Freeware)
Optimoz (Freeware)
Oscar's File Renamer (Freeware)
Otaku Mascot (??? ware)
Oubliette (??? ware)
Outlook Express (Freeware)
Outlook-Quotefix (Freeware)
Pablo Commander (??? ware)
Pan (??? ware)
Pardon (Freeware)
Password Safe (Freeware)
Passwords Database (??? ware)
PathCopy (Freeware)
PC Inspector File Recovery (Freeware)
PDF Explorer (??? ware)
PDF2TXT (Freeware) (unsupported)
Pegasus Mail (Freeware)
Pick-a-Tag (??? ware)
picture-shark (Donationware)
PictureTray (Freeware)
PINs (Donationware)
Pixia (Freeware)
PolderBackup (Requestware)
POP Peeper (Freeware)
PopCorn (Liteware)
POPFile (Freeware)
Poppy for Windows (??? ware)
PopTray (Donationware)
Popup Manager (??? ware)
PopupStopper (Liteware)
PowerArchiver (Freeware) (last available Freeware version)
PowerDesk (Registerware: name and email) (Liteware)
PowerGrab 2002 (Freeware)
PowerMenu (??? ware)
PowerPro (Freeware)
PRCView (Freeware)
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) (Freeware) (free for non-commercial use)
PrintKey 2000 (Freeware) (last available Freeware version)
Privoxy (??? ware)
Process Explorer (Freeware)
Programmer's File Editor (PFE) (Orphanware)
Properties Plus (Freeware)
Proxy Auto Configuration (no-Ads) (Freeware)
Proxy+ (Freeware) (version limited to 3 users)
PSPad (Donationware)
Psycle (Freeware)
PTB Sync (Requestware)
PureVoice (Freeware)
Push That Freakin' Button (PTFB) (Freeware)
Putty (Freeware)
Python (??? ware)
Quick Favorites Search (QFS) (Freeware)
Quick Folders (Freeware)
Quick Resource (Freeware)
Quick Shutdown (??? ware)
QuickPar (??? ware)
QuickSFV (Donationware)
QuickSilver (Freeware)
Quintessential Player (QCD) (Freeware)
Ragtime Solo (Freeware)
Rain (Freeware) (unsupported)
RAMpage (Freeware)
Ranish Partition Manager (Freeware)
ReadPlease (Liteware)
RecycleNOW (Freeware)
RegCleaner (Freeware) (last Freeware version)
RegEditX (Freeware)
Registrar Lite (Liteware)
RegMagik (Freeware)
RegMon (Freeware)
RegSeeker (Freeware) (free for personal use)
RegShot (Freeware)
Reliable (Freeware)
ReplaceEm (was BK ReplaceEm) (Freeware)
ResMan (Freeware)
Resource Hacker (Freeware)
Restoration (Freeware)
Revelation (Donationware)
rjhExtensions (Freeware)
Rname-it (Freeware)
RoundAbout PMO) (was Phoenix Mail) (??? ware)(Open Source)
RUNit (Freeware)
Sam Spade (Freeware)
Satori PhotoXL (Registerware: name and email) (was shareware)
Savepart (Freeware)
ScanDefrag (???ware)
Scanner (Freeware)
SciTE (??? ware)
Screen Calipers (Liteware)
Scribe (Liteware) (free version of commercial InScribe)
Script Defender (Freeware)
Script Sentry (Freeware)
ScripTrap (Freeware)
Servant Salamander (Freeware) (last Freeware version)
SetBrowser (Freeware)
SETI Spy (??? ware)
SETI@Home (??? ware)
Shareaza (Freeware)
Shark-Post (??? ware)
ShowCalc (Freeware) (last available Freeware version)
SimpleCopier (??? ware)
SimpleOCR (Freeware) (free for non-commercial use)
SimpleServer:WWW (Freeware)
SiSoftware Sandra (Liteware)(Sisoft Sandra Standard)
SlickRun (Freeware)
Slide Show Movie Maker (SSMM) (Freeware)
SlimBrowser (??? ware)
SlowView (Freeware)
SmartFTP (Freeware) (version without nag popups)
SnIco Edit (Freeware) (free for non-commercial use)
SoftCAT (Freeware)
SpaceMonger (Freeware)
Spam Motel (Freeware)
SpamPal (Donationware)
Speakonia (Freeware)
Speek's encoder frontends (Freeware)
Spell Checker For OE (Requestware)
Sphygmic Spreadsheet (Freeware) (unsupported)
Spider (Freeware)
SplashKiller (??? ware)
Split Files Shell Extension (Freeware)
Splitter &amp; Merger (Donationware)
Splitz! (Freeware)
Spybot Search &amp; Destroy (Freeware)
SpywareBlaster (Donationware)
SpywareGuard (Donationware)
Star Downloader (Freeware)
StarCalc (Freeware)
Start-Up Monitor (Freeware)
Startup Control Panel (Donationware)
sTILE (formerly HarmTile) (Freeware)
Stone's WebWriter (Registerware) (free for personal use)
StrokeIt (Freeware) (free for individuals and not-for-profit
charitable entities)
Sun Clock (Freeware)
Super Gravity (Freeware)
SuperFormat (Freeware)
Sylpheed (Freeware)
TClock (Freeware)
Tclock2 (??? ware)
TClockEx (Freeware)
TCP Optimizer (TCP/IP Optimizer) (Freeware)
Terragen (Freeware) (free for non-commercial use)
TestDisk (??? ware)
Text2Web (Freeware)
The Font Thing (Freeware)
The Gimp (Freeware)
The GodFather (Freeware)
The Proxomitron (Freeware)
THE Rename (Donationware)
TightVNC (Freeware)
tinySpell (??? ware)
TMPGEnc (Freeware)
TortoiseCVS (??? ware)(Open Source)
Total Uninstall (Freeware)
TrackerV3 (Freeware)
Transparent (Freeware)
Traybar (Donationware)
TreeCopy (Freeware)
Treepad Lite and Treepad Asia (Liteware) (free for non-commercial use)
TreeSize (Requestware)
Trillian (Liteware)
Turbo Navigator (Donationware)
TWEAK UI (Freeware)
TweakAll (??? ware)
TypeItIn (Freeware) (discontinued) (unsupported)
Ulead Gif Animator (Freeware) (was shareware)
UnPlug n' Pray (UnPNP) (Freeware)
URL2BMP (Freeware)
URLBase (Liteware)(URL Base Personal Edition)
UrlRun (Freeware)
UUDWin (??? ware)
VanBasco's Karaoke Player (Freeware)
VCool (Betaware)
vim (Requestware)
ViPlay (Freeware)
VirtualDub (Freeware)
Visit URL (Freeware) (unsupported)
Visual CD (Freeware)
Visual Thought (Freeware)
VNC (Freeware)
WakeUp (Freeware)
WAssociate (Freeware)
Wave Editor (??? ware)
Weather Watcher (??? ware)
Web2Text (Freeware)
WebMon (Freeware)
Webreaper (Freeware)
Webwasher (Freeware) (free for personal use and for schools)
Whisper (Freeware)
WinAmp Classic (Freeware)
Windows Privacy Tools (WinPT) (??? ware)
WinDriversBackup Personal Edition (Freeware) (free for non-commercial use)
WinKey (Freeware)
WinMX (Freeware)
WinPatrol (Liteware) (Free version of commercial program)
WinVorbis &amp; Vorbix (Freeware)
WMP Scripting Fix (Freeware)
WordWeb (Freeware)
World Time (Freeware)
WS_FTP LE (Liteware) (free for non-commercial use) (unsupported))
X-Fonter (Freeware)
xCAT - Keyboard Network Leds (Freeware)
Xdesk95 (Freeware) (last available Freeware version)
Xenu's Link Sleuth (Freeware)
XMS.EMS RAMdisk (??? ware)
Xnews (Freeware)
XnView (Freeware) (free for personal use)
XOSL (Freeware)
Xteq X-Setup (Freeware)
XXCopy (Freeware) (free for non-commercial use)
YahooPOPs! (??? ware)
Yankee Clipper III (Requestware)
Zinf (Freeware)
ZIP 2 Secure EXE (??? ware)
Zip Peeker (Freeware)
ZipCentral (??? ware)
ZipGenius (Freeware)
ZipInstaller (??? ware)
ZipScan (Freeware) (last available Freeware version)
Zone Alarm (Freeware) (free for non-commercial use)
Zoner Draw 3 (Registerware: name/ email/ country)
ZoomPlayer (Freeware)

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[Tiger]

Trying to get a word in edge-wise "»Q«" wrote in


<cross-posted to a.c.f.d.>
IMO crippleware - a program that has severe limitations is not
freeware.
But under the ambiguous definition of freeware it is.
Just redefine freeware with a few restrictions. Crippleware et al.
Edit Pad Lite is "liteware" and I don't need the added features of
the payware version.
All software commercial or otherwise lacks something for someone.

I've always just thought that crippleware was a "lite" version of
freeware with one or more "vital ingredients" limited or missing in
some way. IOW, the "vital ingredients" would be elements of the
program that limit it's *essential* purpose. Again, this I suppose is
a judgment call...but I'm not convinced that a consensus about most
programs could not be reached. Some folks tend to think of some
programs as crippleware if a certain "convenience" isn't included. Por
ejemplo...spell checkers in word processors. I don't think this is an
*essential* element in a word processor. If, however, said word
processor was limited to say...1000 words per file, *then* it would be
crippled.

 

[omega]

The Ware Glossary has definitions of the Ware types used in
Pricelessware descriptions.

http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/info2003PL.htm#Wares

If a program fits the description of Liteware the ware description for
the program should include this: (Liteware).

Since you have such an interest in seeing that the job is done right I'm
sure you won't mind checking the Ware information that has been furnished.

Below is an alphabetical list of the nominated programs to date with the
current ware description. Please make sure that *all* pertinent
information is included: type(s) of ware, free for personal use, last
freeware version etc. etc.

Just note the needed revisions and post it to the newsgroup when you are
done. And thank you so much for helping.

Help?? Help WORK?! I don't want to do work! I just wanna have a big
mega-thread and argue the abstracts for 50,000 posts. That's where
the fun is! Sheeeesh.

 

[omega]

stan wrote:

Stay tuned folks, I feel a flame coming on . . .

Velocity too fast to have clocked -- but the smoking meteor weighs
in at a remarkable five hundred and seventy lines. <g>

 

[dszady]

Trying to get a word in edge-wise "Tiger" wrote in

I've always just thought that crippleware was a "lite" version of
freeware with one or more "vital ingredients" limited or missing in
some way. IOW, the "vital ingredients" would be elements of the
program that limit it's *essential* purpose. Again, this I suppose is
a judgment call...but I'm not convinced that a consensus about most
programs could not be reached. Some folks tend to think of some
programs as crippleware if a certain "convenience" isn't included. Por
ejemplo...spell checkers in word processors. I don't think this is an
*essential* element in a word processor. If, however, said word
processor was limited to say...1000 words per file, *then* it would be
crippled.

Exactly. And more eloquently said.
Is this a call for a vote for a better definition of "freeware"
so-called?

 

[REMbranded]

Exactly. And more eloquently said.
Is this a call for a vote for a better definition of "freeware"
so-called?

No! Haha.

It's really a personal call as to how the ware solves your problem. I
can see the group and PL having standards, but sheesh. Susan is
"making it so," and this would greatly complicate things to do it now.


Later on we can bounce ideas around. This one seems worth keeping in
mind and talking about.


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