Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekchips.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!amd!pesnta!hplabs!tektronix!tekcrl!tekchips!toma From: toma@tekchips.UUCP (Tom Almy) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Question for Freeware authors Message-ID: <122@tekchips.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 16:46:56 EDT Article-I.D.: tekchips.122 Posted: Mon Aug 19 16:46:56 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Aug-85 08:06:17 EDT References: <873@wanginst.UUCP> <390@timeinc.UUCP> <181@tekig5.UUCP> <392@timeinc.UUCP> <675@cybvax0.UUCP> Reply-To: toma@tekchips.UUCP (Tom Almy) Distribution: net Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 12 In article <392@timeinc.UUCP> greenber@timeinc.UUCP (Ross M. Greenberg) writes: > >Language is an evolving thing. Flugelman was the guy that made up the >term "freeware". This has become a part of our living language. > Normally I would say "what is wrong with freeware*?", but as it turns out, "Freeware" is a trademark! The words "shareware" and "Flugelware" are not. How about "pleaware", because everytime you start one of these up you get a plea to send in money! Tom Almy