On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Ray Saintonge <[email protected]> wrote: > Carcharoth wrote: >> 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. >> > > Treating "ware" as a suffix is what makes it rubbish as much as anything > else. "Ware" is the root noun in the word, and it would be more correct > to treat "free-" or "share-" or "soft-" as attributive prefixes.
Interesting. I wouldn't disagree, and "ware" (usually plural) is a word in its own right. How would *you* reorganise things relating to "ware" on Wikipedia? There is Ware (disambiguation) and the town. Where do you go from there? Carcharoth _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
