freeware
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of freeware
First recorded in 1980–85
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We call them "Public Domain" or "Freeware" programs.
From The Online World by De Presno, Odd
Sensing a commercial opportunity, Morin rechristened his hobby as a business: Prime Time Freeware.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam
A few months after the Freeware Summit, O'Reilly hosted its second annual Perl Conference.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam
Calling his meeting "the Freeware Summit," O'Reilly says he wanted to direct media and community attention to the other deserving projects that had also encouraged Netscape to release Mozilla.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam
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