What ever happened to shareware?
I keep running across software that claims to be "shareware", yet stops working after a few days/hours/weeks unless you pay for it. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that what is called a "demo"?
I remember shareware as being software that you paid what you thought the software was worth, usually with a recommended "price". So, if you thought the software wasn't worth paying for you got it for free. If you thought it was really useful and wanted to support the developer, you could pay more. Cacti is a great example of this, it's an open source project that you can use for free, or you can buy the author an item off of his Amazon.com wishlist.
Did the term change somewhere along the line? Or have software developers just decided to start using it since it sounds better than demo? Thoughts?
I remember shareware as being software that you paid what you thought the software was worth, usually with a recommended "price". So, if you thought the software wasn't worth paying for you got it for free. If you thought it was really useful and wanted to support the developer, you could pay more. Cacti is a great example of this, it's an open source project that you can use for free, or you can buy the author an item off of his Amazon.com wishlist.
Did the term change somewhere along the line? Or have software developers just decided to start using it since it sounds better than demo? Thoughts?