Apple Mac Freeware?

Submitted by: Johnathanof Ramsey

So, exactly what is mac freeware?

Freeware is a term that is used freely throughout the internet and quite often incorrectly. I suspect that the cause of the confusion is down to the person that first coined the phrase “Freeware” and included “Free” in it. The term itself does impart the idea that it can used however you like. It’s free after all? Regrettably “Freeware” doesn’t mean Free

Essentially Freeware means that you can use the software indefinitely without making any payment. The software still has a license governing how you can use it. There are usually one or more restricted usage rights, this could be that the software is not modified in any way, that no one else other than themselves are allowed to distribute the software or that you can not make derivative works from the software.

Why not just give this stuff away with no license?

The simple answer is that although you can use the software for as long as you like without payment, there is rather often a business or marketing explanation behind the cost free license. It may be that there is a “pro ” version of the software that has much more functionality but that you need to pay for. Alternatively the download link for the Freeware version may be sat along side much better software that they hope to tempt you with.

Does this make Freeware bad? No. It’s terrific!

OK. There may be some marketing behind allowing you to use the software for free but you still get to use it no matter what the ploy is. Maybe the lite version is enough for your needs but if you are tempted by the pro version at least you have had a good (Free) opportunity to review the lite version.

So what kind of software is completely free?

I would urge reading any small print before deciding for yourself that you can do as you see fit with someone else’s software but the correct term is “Free Software” but this term is also very often misused so check the small print.

Just to keep you straight, here are a couple of other terms that are used that may lead you to think that the software is “Free”

Shareware – This type of software is often very similar to Freeware except that it doesn’t have the all important “License with no cost”. The big difference between this and Freeware is that the license to use the software only last for a limited time (usually 30 days) after which you need to make a payment to continue using it.

Open source – This type of software basically allows you to modify it, use it and distribute it as you see fit, the source code is open. What you are never allowed to do is to sell anything that you create from using someone else’s open source software. Any license information contained within the source code must remain intact along with any credits to the previous developer.

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