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I don't know why but it pissed me off so much that they called gimp "freeware"
(www.tomshardware.com)
this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2025
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As an ‘80s kid, I got freeware that was free from services that also offered try-and-buy software. Specifically labeled as freeware. As usual, there may be a definition that was agreed upon in the circles the author moved in, but on the consumer/DOS side there absolutely was “freeware” = free of charge.