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Re: Web services are NOT freeware.
de Bear Bottoms 01/19/2007 09:02
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:54:52 -0600, Roger Johansson <roger4911@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> The borderline between software and webware is becoming fuzzier.
>
> A virusprogram needs to be updated and fetch the latest def list every
> day, internet radio and tv programs need to be in contact with
> internet. Mail, web and news clients would be pretty useless without
> contact with the net, weather programs, maps, traffic information,
> etc..
>
> Maybe it is time to change the definition or freeware from:
>
> Software which can be downloaded and used for free on your own
> computer.
>
> to
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> Software which can be used for free, no matter if it is partly executed
> on your own computer or/and another computer on the net.
>
You simply cannot lay an acceptable blanket definition that free web
services are OT. Online storage for free is certainly a beneficial
service. There are many, and will be more to come, forms of interactivity
with websites without cost that is beneficial and interelated to
software...such as Roger described and more. John lives in a blind box.
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Bear Bottoms
Freeware website: http://bearbottoms1.com