Questions tagged [freeware]
Questions about freeware, a computer software that is available for use at no monetary cost, which may have restrictions such as redistribution prohibited, and for which source code is not necessarily available.
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What is the relation and/or difference between freeware and free software?
Freeware and free software sound very similar. What is the relation between them?
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How I can monetize GNU GPL product developed (and currently updating) by me?
I am a developer of Open Source product under GNU GPL license. I always looking for some time and power to make important changes in it (fix bugs and add more improvements), however, it becomes harder ...
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Can freeware be redistributed without changes? [closed]
Freeware is software that is provided gratis i.e. without cost, but without source or the freedoms like modification and redistributing those modifications.
If freeware is being actively distributed ...
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False Claims and Open Source
I discovered a chrome extension Adblock ultimate, it claims to be open source on the aforementioned webpage. I see that the app was updated about a year ago. Also, a GitHub page is also mentioned. ...
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Would it make sense to build an open source project around a paid AWS service?
I'm thinking of creating a web app (details of which I'll give later) with the intention of participating in a hackathon hosted by Hashnode in conjunction with AWS Amplify (link: https://townhall....
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What are possible reasons for freeware not being OSS or even FOSS? [closed]
For Microsoft Windows, there exists a lot of software which can be downloaded gratis, granting full access to all features without paying, which is not however OSS or FOSS. This occurred to me when ...
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GPL software with commercial use exception [duplicate]
PortableApps.com Launcer stated that:
License: Free / Open Source (GPL) with exceptions for freeware and free open source. Commercial use by contacting PortableApps.com
http://portableapps.com/...