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n.
Computer software in which the only "price" is to do a good deed or donate something to charity.
Example Citation:
Do you need to design a Web site? Microsoft's FrontPage is a very capable program, but the 2002 version lists for $ 169.
Instead, try Arachnophilia (www.arachnoid.com/arachnophilia). This is a nicely featured program and is "careware." The author wants no money at all for his program. Instead, he asks that you "stop whining for an hour, a day, a week, your choice, and you will have earned your copy of Arachnophilia." That's not a bad deal at all.
—Kim Komando, "Programs you can download for free," Gannett News Service, April 1, 2002
Earliest Citation:
The software is free, but if you'd care to, stuff a dollar bill in the mailer for the Brevard County Food Bank. They help the homeless and hungry. We call it DDJ's "careware" program.
—Al Stevens, "Software Development '92 and D-Flat dialog boxes," Dr. Dobb's Journal of Software Tools, June 1992
—Al Stevens, "Software Development '92 and D-Flat dialog boxes," Dr. Dobb's Journal of Software Tools, June 1992
Related Words:
beerware
coasterware
fritterware
helper's high
herdware
heroinware
kangaroo care
missionware
retroware
shovelware
slideware
treeware
virtual volunteering
coasterware
fritterware
helper's high
herdware
heroinware
kangaroo care
missionware
retroware
shovelware
slideware
treeware
virtual volunteering
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