On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Sam Korn <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Thomas Dalton <[email protected]> > wrote: >> 2009/2/16 Alvaro García <[email protected]>: >>> Doesn't the -ware suffix only show that the software isn't paid? >> >> No... the "free" part shows that. The "ware" part shows that it's software... > > But, generally, yes: "freeware" means free-gratis, not free-libre.
And the -ware suffix does show that it is a product. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-ware That article's a bit rubbish, but gives you some idea. Better is this: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=ware "manufactured goods, goods for sale," O.E. waru ..." O.E. is Old English. Carcharoth _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
