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Re: [PL DISCUSSION] Is this program 'Trialware?"
de Craig 01/14/2007 09:48
Ron May wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:31:00 -0800, Craig <netburgher@REMOVEgmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Whether it's trialware or something else, there's something wrong w/a
>> proggy that has a "phone-home" feature that can not be disabled by a
>> user. I'd say this particular vote isn't useful in the context of "is
>> this Pricelessware," that is, is this s/w "free."
>
> But the vote IS on whether or not "trialware" is an appropriate ware
> description for ePrompter...
>
> Seriously, all I'm trying to do here is say that no ONE person should
> have the final unchallenged say-so when it comes to ware descriptions.
...
> I trust in the judgement of the group whichever way
> the vote turns out.
>
Ron;
I appreciate the cogent and civil reply. By the current definition of
trialware, eprompter doesn't seem to fit. I say "seem" because I have
never used it.
How eprompter *does* work doesn't seem to be in question here. The one
question is "Is this trialware." By our definition? No. Is there
something else that needs to be flagged here? W/a phone-home "feature"
that can't be turned off, yes, this needs to be noted at the very least.
But trialware?
> Trialware: software which stops working after a period of time or
> number of uses (including software that can be reactivated without
> payment and software that has some trial features that stop working).
No.
-Craig