UnitedWeStand
03-17-02, 06:16 AM
We as internet junkies and such.. look for things to make our life just a little bit easier.. but there are some situations you could turn back time and just do things the old fashioned way... NOT!
I Write this Thread because there is many people online that likes to use or try free software .. whether it is beta, full edition, final release, shareware not included. I mean freeware. All around the internet you will see sites that offer "downloads" not all are free not all say that they are free and not all say that they were free until now. And reason I state this is because not all people know what "Free" is. included here (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html) is a link to a site that gives you the low down about freeware.
I use freeware, my girlfriend uses it, my brother uses it, my best buds use it. Lets not forget, teachers.. teachers use it. Freeware is everywhere.
I watch Tech TV. I can't remember which Channel it is on because its the only one thats preset on the remote controller.. but On Screensavers.com there is many times that they include reviews of freeware and such and its just so amazing that many people use it and not even know it. Its like Shockwave, Yahoo, Flash 5.x, MSN Messenger, windows based OS Windows XP comes with software that is free for download at many different sites.. yeah go figure we gotta pay for it and the other guy gets it free. Many others out there actually use it for its main intention and its only purpose, others decompile it, borrow commands and rewrite there own freeware.
The purpose of the freeware is to get it out there and find the bugs in it. send the bug report to the author. It makes development of the next version easier to use, more options, and better looking GUI (graphical user interface). Some developers even go through all the trouble to costomize a program to suite you at a cost of free. So use freeware all you want to. And be a good person and request a fix for this and a better GUI and you can make things better for yourself. :cool:
thats a wrap.
I Write this Thread because there is many people online that likes to use or try free software .. whether it is beta, full edition, final release, shareware not included. I mean freeware. All around the internet you will see sites that offer "downloads" not all are free not all say that they are free and not all say that they were free until now. And reason I state this is because not all people know what "Free" is. included here (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html) is a link to a site that gives you the low down about freeware.
I use freeware, my girlfriend uses it, my brother uses it, my best buds use it. Lets not forget, teachers.. teachers use it. Freeware is everywhere.
I watch Tech TV. I can't remember which Channel it is on because its the only one thats preset on the remote controller.. but On Screensavers.com there is many times that they include reviews of freeware and such and its just so amazing that many people use it and not even know it. Its like Shockwave, Yahoo, Flash 5.x, MSN Messenger, windows based OS Windows XP comes with software that is free for download at many different sites.. yeah go figure we gotta pay for it and the other guy gets it free. Many others out there actually use it for its main intention and its only purpose, others decompile it, borrow commands and rewrite there own freeware.
The purpose of the freeware is to get it out there and find the bugs in it. send the bug report to the author. It makes development of the next version easier to use, more options, and better looking GUI (graphical user interface). Some developers even go through all the trouble to costomize a program to suite you at a cost of free. So use freeware all you want to. And be a good person and request a fix for this and a better GUI and you can make things better for yourself. :cool:
thats a wrap.