http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/WareGlossary.php

Software: the instructions executed by a computer.

In theory software does not include the data processed by the
instructions. In practice a combination of instructions and data is
often called software.

Below is a brief glossary defining ware types shown on the Pricelessware
pages and/ or used in the alt.comp.freeware newsgroup.

Several ware types may be used when describing a program (for example:
Donationware and Liteware and Betaware). Ware types are listed in
alphabetical order.

Abandonware: software that the original owner no longer offers to the
public. Abandonware refers to a product that is no longer marketed or
distributed by the author/company that published it. Orphanware is used
when the author cannot be located or the company is no longer in
existence. Copyright laws apply to Orphanware and Abandonware. The
programs are freeware only if they were released as freeware (or given
freeware status by the owner at a later date).

Adware: software that displays advertising for other products and/or
services (often downloaded from the internet by the software).

On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:55:25 -0500 'Susan Bugher'
wrote this on alt.comp.freeware:

Susan, do you have to keep posting this nonsense every few days?
Are you trying to make a point or what?

-snip yards of PL s/w definitions-

hummingbird wrote:

http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/WareGlossary.php

Software: the instructions executed by a computer.

In theory software does not include the data processed by the
instructions. In practice a combination of instructions and data is
often called software.

Below is a brief glossary defining ware types shown on the Pricelessware
pages and/ or used in the alt.comp.freeware newsgroup.

Several ware types may be used when describing a program (for example:
Donationware and Liteware and Betaware). Ware types are listed in
alphabetical order.

On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:43:26 -0500 'Susan Bugher'
wrote this on alt.comp.freeware:

[snip another repeated post of PL s/w definitions]

Yes yes, I read it the first 10 times thanks.

But why are you posting it non-stop?

Have you become an automated posting droid robot? incapable of
explaining what you're doing any longer? Do you actually know what
you're doing?

Still, I suppose at least this time you didn't advertise the trojan
infested old PL website. Maybe that's progress, although I suspect
it was an error on your part and you'll be back to posting it...

hummingbird wrote:

http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/WareGlossary.php

Software: the instructions executed by a computer.

In theory software does not include the data processed by the
instructions. In practice a combination of instructions and data is
often called software.

Below is a brief glossary defining ware types shown on the Pricelessware
pages and/ or used in the alt.comp.freeware newsgroup.

Several ware types may be used when describing a program (for example:
Donationware and Liteware and Betaware). Ware types are listed in
alphabetical order.

On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:47:54 -0500 'Susan Bugher'
wrote this on alt.comp.freeware:

[snip more yards of OT tripe]

***PLONK***

[OK] Susan Bugher wrote:

I'm not saying this to start anything or be nasty to Susan, however, in
this single instance, I agree with hummingbird. Please fix the subject
Susan - it should read Pricelessware's Glossary, *not*
alt.comp.freeware's Ware Glossary.

Your subject implies www.pricelesswarehome.org owns and has sway over
what can and can't be discussed in ACF. This is not the case regardless
of any perceived consensus.

Cheers
MH

On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:17:14 +1100, "Me.Here"
wrote in news.optusnet.com.au>:

Noun: glossary
1. An alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of
knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/WareGlossary.php

Software: the instructions executed by a computer.

In theory software does not include the data processed by the
instructions. In practice a combination of instructions and data is
often called software.

Below is a brief glossary defining ware types shown on the Pricelessware
pages and/ or used in the alt.comp.freeware newsgroup.

Several ware types may be used when describing a program (for example:
Donationware and Liteware and Betaware). Ware types are listed in
alphabetical order.

Abandonware: software that the original owner no longer offers to the
public. Abandonware refers to a product that is no longer marketed or
distributed by the author/company that published it. Orphanware is used
when the author cannot be located or the company is no longer in
existence. Copyright laws apply to Orphanware and Abandonware. The
programs are freeware only if they were released as freeware (or given
freeware status by the owner at a later date).

Adware: software that displays advertising for other products and/or
services (often downloaded from the internet by the software).

On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:01:40 -0600, Susan Bugher yahoo.com>
wrote:

Correct

This is opinionated and wrong.

"Operating Instructions for specific task based applications. These
instructions are carried out by the computers processors. These include
ALL packaged for use like image editing, word processing, databases, CAD,
CAM, games, and so on. Software has to be written for a specific Computer
OS."

"Programs, procedures, rules, and any associated documentation pertaining
to the operation of a system. Contrast with hardware."

"The programs and instruction sets that operate the computer."

"The programs written for computers or the media texts that can be played
on them."

"Binary information the computer understands to perform certain tasks."