free software
= F =
freeze
freeware n.
[common] Free software, often written by
enthusiasts and distributed by users' groups, or via electronic
mail, local bulletin boards, Usenet, or other electronic
media. At one time, `freeware' was a trademark of Andrew
Fluegelman, the author of the well-known MS-DOS comm program
PC-TALK III. It wasn't enforced after his mysterious
disappearance and presumed death in 1984. See shareware,
FRS.
--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.