2006-07-08 01:05:24 · 7 answers · asked by tande 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
No money was taken for the time and effort put into the publisher's software from you, unless you donate it.
2006-07-08 01:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to define both freeware and high price for a better answer. Open source software assumes a certain level of expertise. Get a book and learn.
2006-07-08 08:22:55 · answer #2 · answered by Ed A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you being philosophical? Freeware is free. But if it comes bundled with spyware that spies on you - or worse - you could well end up paying a price.
2006-07-08 08:44:19 · answer #3 · answered by Neeraj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
assuming 'high price' you are referring to:
no support
dead projects
crawls to shareware
many projects start from savvy techies then they either create good enough software to charge for or focus on their employment
However, OPEN SOURCE is a community based and is not dependent on an individual. Mostly developed by groups of indivduals. Projects continue as long as people download and other developers contribute.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
Some well known open source projects are
Linux- operating system
pdf creator- fast pdf printer
open office- office suite
mysql database
see http://sourceforge.net for thousands of projects
2006-07-10 22:10:39 · answer #4 · answered by rmpbklyn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its free, why do you consider that a ''high price''???
2006-07-08 08:07:24 · answer #5 · answered by statenislanddreamer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nobody gives anything away for nothing.
2006-07-08 08:15:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You get what you pay for!
2006-07-08 08:06:34 · answer #7 · answered by N2FC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋