freedomware

noun

freedomware

noun

Etymology From freedom + -ware.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Software Rare Free software (with source code available), distinguished from freeware.

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

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