>Hey Folks,
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>Time for a little better definition of these three types of software because I found myself misusing them in a post.
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John,

What the correct term for the software, which comes with source code and for the software, which comes without it?

Thanks in advance.


>Public domain - the author does not claim a copyright. You can download, use, abuse, redistribute, spit on, bend, fold, spindle, and mutilate the software.
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>Freeware - You can use and distribute this software "as-is" without compensation to the author but you better not include it in software you are producing for a fee or otherwise get cute with it without the author's blessing because the author *does* retain an enforceable intellectual copyright.
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>Shareware - Same as freeware with the author expecting that if you find the software to be useful to you, then a small fee is requested.
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>Researching this, I realized that I better start distinguishing what my files are when I upload things here. Hope this helps.