freedomware

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From freedom +‎ -ware.

Noun[edit]

freedomware (uncountable)

  1. (software, rare) free software (with source code available), distinguished from freeware
    • 2005, Sys Admin: The Journal for UNIX System Administrators, page 48:
      […] And last of the “open software”, a rarer implementation is sourceware. A variation of freedomware, sourceware offers “open source” code with “closed (proprietary) standards”.
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