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Re: [PL DISCUSSION] Is this program 'Trialware?"
de arachnid 01/14/2007 07:19
On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:06:36 -0500, Susan Bugher wrote:
> Craig wrote:
>
>> <SNIP> I'd say this particular vote isn't useful in the context of "is
>> this Pricelessware," that is, is this s/w "free."
>
> That's the situation in a nutshell. Allowable exceptions to the definition
> of Freeware are listed in "da rules" (additional exceptions are made for
> apps that win a Pricelessware ware ballot).
>
> If the auto-updater cannot be disabled ePrompter is not eligible for the
> Pricelessware List because it does not meet the ACF definition of
> Freeware. (Donationware was noted in the ware description - that exception
> is allowed by "da rules".)
An auto-updater allows a program to install arbitrary code on your system,
so I'd think that one that can't be disabled or is "on" by default would
be a spyware issue, too. That's not to say that all such software *is
spyware, but that each user should be able to decide for herself whether
she wants to enable this back door into her system.
>
> Susan
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