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Re: Web services are NOT freeware.
de Caesar Romano 01/20/2007 12:45
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:50:44 -0500, Susan Bugher <sebugher@yahoo.com>
wrote Re Re: Web services are NOT freeware.:
>"Freeware: Legally obtainable software that you may use at no cost,
>monetary or otherwise, for as long as you wish."
The "or otherwise" is open to be interpreted as anything by anybody.
In effect it allows anyone to exclude from "free" whatever they choose
by simply defining "otherwise" costs as time/electricity to d/l a file
or the cost of a stamp for cardware, or the cost of an email for
emailware, etc.
Fortunately, most people ignore the definition and just use good
common sense.
I love these monthly definition debates. They're so fun.