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From: lowey@f43.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Kevin Lowey)
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Subject: Re: Free Software versus Shareware
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Date: 5 Sep 90 23:18:42 GMT
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 > Perhaps we ought to abandon the shareware terminology completely and
 > follow the idealogy of the GNU project run by Richard Stallman.  The
 > software  is freely available and distributed (as is shareware) and
 > contributions are  optionally made by the users who find the software
 > useful and worthwhile (as  stipulated by all shareware).  The only
 > difference between the idealogy of the GNU  project and shareware is
 > terminology: GNU is free software (read the  license agreement, if you
 > doubt the credibility of the claim).

One minor point.  GNU is not the same as SHAREWARE.  In GNU, from what
you say above, the payment is optional.  In shareware, the payment is
manditory. In GNU, you can legally continue to use the software without
paying a cent.  In SHAREWARE if you don't pay, you MUST NOT use the
software.  This varies from one licence agreement to the next, but
generally this is the case.

- Kevin Lowey (LOWEY@SASK.USASK.CA LOWEY@SASK.BITNET LOWEY@HERALD.UUCP)

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