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Types of Freeware
| full-featured apps with no advertising and no commercial cousin | ie | Irfanview, 1stPage 2000, GNAT, GRASP |
| well-featured, non-nagging freeware with commercial cousins | ie | Wordweb, Online Bible, PGPfreeware |
| well-featured nag-ware demos of commercial apps | ie | Winzip, NJStar Chinese/Japanese word processors, NJStar CJK viewer |
| ad-driven snoopware | ie | Gozilla |
note:
freeware like Irfanview is typically an open-source effort or some form of careware - it is left up to you to show your appreciation; some authors actually recommend donating to charity or sending them a postcard!
the rest are typically licensed such that they can only be used non-commercially - if you earn money by using them, then pay for the commercial version