Freeware, Opensource and Shareware

→ freeware - Free software, often written by enthusiasts and distributed by users' groups, or
via electronic mail, local bulletin boards, Usenet, or other electronic media.
→ open source - Term appeared in March 1998 following the Mozilla release to describe
software distributed in source under licenses guaranteeing anybody rights to freely use,
modify, and redistribute, the code.
→ shareware is NOT free. There is one form of shareware ($0 shareware) that is free for non-
commercial use. It meets our definition of Freeware for individuals and is included in our
collection.