<s>
Freeware	B-License
is	O
software	O
,	O
most	O
often	O
proprietary	B-Application
,	O
that	O
is	O
distributed	O
at	O
no	O
monetary	O
cost	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
agreed-upon	O
set	O
of	O
rights	O
,	O
license	B-License
,	O
or	O
EULA	O
that	O
defines	O
freeware	B-License
unambiguously	O
;	O
every	O
publisher	O
defines	O
its	O
own	O
rules	O
for	O
the	O
freeware	B-License
it	O
offers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
modification	B-Device
,	O
redistribution	B-License
by	O
third	O
parties	O
,	O
and	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
are	O
permitted	O
by	O
some	O
publishers	O
but	O
prohibited	O
by	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
with	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
software	I-License
,	O
which	O
are	O
also	O
often	O
distributed	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
freeware	B-License
is	O
typically	O
not	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeware	B-License
may	O
be	O
intended	O
to	O
benefit	O
its	O
producer	O
by	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
encouraging	O
sales	O
of	O
a	O
more	O
capable	O
version	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
freemium	O
and	O
shareware	B-License
business	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
freeware	B-License
was	O
coined	O
in	O
1982	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Fluegelman	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
sell	O
PC-Talk	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
communications	O
application	O
he	O
had	O
created	O
,	O
outside	O
of	O
commercial	O
distribution	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluegelman	O
distributed	O
the	O
program	O
via	O
same	O
process	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
software	O
types	O
can	O
change	O
,	O
freeware	B-License
can	O
change	O
into	O
shareware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1980s	O
and	O
1990s	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
freeware	B-License
was	O
often	O
applied	O
to	O
software	O
released	O
without	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeware	B-License
software	I-License
is	O
available	O
for	O
use	O
without	O
charge	O
and	O
typically	O
has	O
limited	O
functionality	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
capable	O
version	O
available	O
commercially	O
or	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
what	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
calls	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
the	O
author	O
of	O
freeware	B-License
usually	O
restricts	O
the	O
rights	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
copy	O
,	O
distribute	O
,	O
modify	O
,	O
make	O
derivative	O
works	O
,	O
or	O
reverse	O
engineer	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	B-License
license	I-License
may	O
impose	O
additional	O
usage	O
restrictions	O
;	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
license	B-License
may	O
be	O
"	O
free	O
for	O
private	O
,	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
"	O
only	O
,	O
or	O
usage	O
over	O
a	O
network	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
server	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
certain	O
other	O
software	O
packages	O
may	O
be	O
prohibited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Restrictions	O
may	O
be	O
required	O
by	O
license	B-License
or	O
enforced	O
by	O
the	O
software	O
itself	O
;	O
e.g.	O
,	O
the	O
package	O
may	O
fail	O
to	O
function	O
over	O
a	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
(	O
DoD	O
)	O
defines	O
"	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
"	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
or	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
software	I-License
)	O
,	O
as	O
distinct	O
from	O
"	O
freeware	B-License
"	O
or	O
"	O
shareware	B-License
"	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
software	O
where	O
"	O
the	O
Government	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
source	O
code	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
free	O
"	O
in	O
"	O
freeware	B-License
"	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
typically	O
proprietary	B-Application
and	O
distributed	O
without	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
free	O
"	O
in	O
"	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
"	O
refers	O
to	O
freedoms	O
granted	O
users	O
under	O
the	O
software	B-License
license	I-License
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
program	O
for	O
any	O
purpose	O
,	O
modify	O
and	O
redistribute	O
the	O
program	O
to	O
others	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
such	O
software	O
may	O
be	O
sold	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
(	O
FSF	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
freeware	B-License
"	O
is	O
a	O
loosely	O
defined	O
category	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
no	O
clear	O
accepted	O
definition	O
,	O
although	O
FSF	O
asks	O
that	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
(	O
libre	O
;	O
unrestricted	O
and	O
with	O
source	O
code	O
available	O
)	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
called	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
the	O
Oxford	O
English	O
Dictionary	O
simply	O
characterizes	O
freeware	B-License
as	O
being	O
"	O
available	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
(	O
sometimes	O
with	O
the	O
suggestion	O
that	O
users	O
should	O
make	O
a	O
donation	O
to	O
the	O
provider	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
freeware	B-License
products	O
are	O
released	O
alongside	O
paid	O
versions	O
that	O
either	O
have	O
more	O
features	O
or	O
less	O
restrictive	O
licensing	O
terms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
BBEdit	B-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
BBEdit	B-Operating_System
Lite	I-Operating_System
edition	O
which	O
has	O
fewer	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XnView	B-Protocol
is	O
available	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
for	O
personal	O
use	O
but	O
must	O
be	O
licensed	O
for	O
commercial	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
version	O
may	O
be	O
advertising	O
supported	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
the	O
case	O
with	O
the	O
DivX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ad-supported	O
software	O
and	O
free	O
registerware	O
also	O
bear	O
resemblances	O
to	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ad-supported	O
software	O
does	O
not	O
ask	O
for	O
payment	O
for	O
a	O
license	B-License
,	O
but	O
displays	O
advertising	O
to	O
either	O
compensate	O
for	O
development	O
costs	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
income	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
commercial	O
products	O
may	B-License
require	I-License
registration	I-License
to	I-License
ensure	I-License
licensed	I-License
use	I-License
,	O
free	O
registerware	O
do	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shareware	B-License
can	O
be	O
freely	O
distributed	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
license	B-License
only	O
allows	O
limited	O
use	O
before	O
paying	O
the	O
license	B-License
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Creative	O
Commons	O
offer	O
licenses	O
,	O
applicable	O
to	O
all	O
by	O
copyright	O
governed	O
works	O
including	O
software	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
a	O
developer	O
to	O
define	O
"	O
freeware	B-License
"	O
in	O
a	O
legal	O
safe	O
and	O
internationally	O
law	O
domains	O
respecting	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
typical	O
freeware	B-License
use	O
case	O
"	O
share	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
further	O
refined	O
with	O
Creative	O
Commons	O
restriction	O
clauses	O
like	O
non-commerciality	O
(	O
CC	O
BY-NC	O
)	O
or	O
no-derivatives	O
(	O
CC	O
BY-ND	O
)	O
,	O
see	O
description	O
of	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
usage	O
examples	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
The	B-Application
White	I-Application
Chamber	I-Application
,	O
Mari0	B-Application
or	O
Assault	B-Application
Cube	I-Application
,	O
all	O
freeware	B-License
by	O
being	O
CC	O
BY-NC-SA	O
licensed	O
:	O
free	O
sharing	O
allowed	O
,	O
selling	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeware	B-License
cannot	O
economically	O
rely	O
on	O
commercial	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
advertising	O
freeware	B-License
on	O
Google	B-Application
AdWords	I-Application
was	O
restricted	O
to	O
"	O
authoritative	O
source"[s]	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
web	O
sites	O
and	O
blogs	O
are	O
the	O
primary	O
resource	O
for	O
information	O
on	O
which	O
freeware	B-License
is	O
available	O
,	O
useful	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
malware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
many	O
computer	O
magazines	O
or	O
newspapers	O
that	O
provide	O
ratings	O
for	O
freeware	B-License
and	O
include	O
compact	O
discs	O
or	O
other	O
storage	B-General_Concept
media	I-General_Concept
containing	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeware	B-License
is	O
also	O
often	O
bundled	O
with	O
other	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
or	O
scanners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeware	B-License
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
as	O
"	O
unsustainable	O
"	O
because	O
it	O
requires	O
a	O
single	O
entity	O
to	O
be	O
responsible	O
for	O
updating	O
and	O
enhancing	O
the	O
product	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
then	O
given	O
away	O
without	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
freeware	B-License
projects	O
are	O
simply	O
released	O
as	O
one-off	O
programs	O
with	O
no	O
promise	O
or	O
expectation	O
of	O
further	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
may	O
include	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
as	O
does	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
so	O
that	O
users	O
can	O
make	O
any	O
required	O
or	O
desired	O
changes	O
themselves	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
code	O
remains	O
subject	O
to	O
the	O
license	B-License
of	O
the	O
compiled	O
executable	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
constitute	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
