downloading

[christine hobson]

downloading anything, how can you tell if it's free?

 

[VanguardLH]

downloading anything, how can you tell if it's free?

Were you asked for a credit card number before you were allowed to download?
Sites that charge you to obtain their content usually make you subscribe to
their site to access their downloads. Otherwise, all other downloads are
always free (well, if you don't take into account some nebulous accounting
to allocate some portion of your cost to have Internet access to do the
downloads).

 

[peter]

Some downloads are trial versions that only run for a certain time.
When that time expires you will be asked to pay to continue using
the product. This is usually explained when you install the program if you
read the EULA that pops up and there usually are a few nag screens
during the "free" time frame

peter

 

[Tom Willett]

By reading about it?
: downloading anything, how can you tell if it's free?
:
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[Ken Blake, MVP]

Some downloads are trial versions that only run for a certain time.
When that time expires you will be asked to pay to continue using
the product. This is usually explained when you install the program if you
read the EULA that pops up and there usually are a few nag screens
during the "free" time frame

And it's almost always explained on the web site from which you
download it. No need to download and install it, if you want a truly
free program, and not just a trial version of one that has to be paid
for.

 

[db]

you have to read the EULA's

in the Eula's there will be
an explanation of the usage,
the periods and the cost of
their programs.

also, before downloading or
trying out freeware, you should
check for feedback by others that
can be found on a variety of websites
that distribute freeware.

or ask here on the NNTP.



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[Peter Foldes]

Yeah right. To read the Eula the OP needs to download the "anything" as he posted.
Tell me db on how to read a Eula before downloading the program to tell if the
program is free or not . I awaiting your answer with a baited ear.

 

[Desk Rabbit]

downloading anything, how can you tell if it's free?

By reading the words on the web page you are downloading from.

 

[db]

I always read the eula's and
or the feedbacks.

for example if you read the eula's
for free anti virals you will find that
the such programs are not
actually/totally/completely free.

hope the above feeds your ear.

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DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
- Veteran of the Armed Forces
- @Hotmail.com
- nntp Postologist
~ "share the nirvana" - dbZen

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