Difference between freeware and shareware
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Posted by Nasima Khan 5 years, 5 months ago
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Gaurav Seth 5 years, 5 months ago
Freeware | Shareware |
Freeware refers to software that anyone can download from the Internet and use for free. | Sharewares give users a chance to try the software before buying it. |
The term freeware was first used by Andrew Fluegelman in 1982, when he wanted to sell a communications program named PC-Talk. | In 1982, Bob Wallace produced PC-Write, a word processor, and distributed it as a shareware. The term was first used in 1970, in InfoWorld magazine. |
User license or EULA (End User License Agreement) is an important part of freeware. Each license is specific to the freeware. Copyright laws are also applicable to Freeware. | Copyright laws also apply to Shareware but the copyright holder or author holds all the rights, with a few specific exceptions. |
All the features are free. | Most of the times, all features are not available, or have limited use. To use all the features of the software, user has to purchase the software. |
Freeware programs can be distributed free of cost. | Shareware may or may not be distributed freely. In many cases, author’s permission is needed, to distribute the shareware. |
Adobe PDF, Google Talk, yahoo messenger, MSN messenger | Winzip, Cuteftp, Getright |
Freeware is free, and is covered by copyright | Shareware is free, can be copied and is covered by copyright. |
You can’t sell freeware software and modified software must be freeware. | Shareware cannot be modified, and it may be either a cut down or temporary version. |
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Nasima Khan 5 years, 5 months ago
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