Abandonware | Adware | Baitware | Beerware | Careware | Crippleware | Demoware | Donateware | Free software | Freeware | Greenware | Guiltware | Hostageware | Loyaltyware | Malware | Nagware | Open source | Postcardware | Ransomware | Shareware | Shovelware | Spyware | Vaporware A screenshot of computer software in action. ... Abandonware is computer software which is no longer being sold or supported by its copyright holder. ... Adware or advertising-supported software is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertising material to a computer after the software is installed on it or while the application is being used. ... Baitware refers to very limited or defective computer software which is made available gratis/free of charge, similar to freeware. ... Beerware is a term that originally referred to a software license similar to shareware but more layed-back. ... Careware (or charityware) is shareware for which either the author suggests that some payment be made to a nominated charity or a levy directed to charity is included on top of the distribution charge. ... Demoware is a term of distinction used to differentiate between types of shareware software. ... Donateware (or donationware) is a form of software distribution. ... Free software, as defined by the Free Software Foundation, is software which can be used, copied, studied, modified and redistributed without restriction. ... Freeware is computer software which is: Made available free of charge. ... Greenware is a software license which provides an end user with the right to use a particular program as he sees fit (or obtain the source code) if he makes an effort to help out the environment. ... Guiltware is type of software/shareware methodology. ... Hostageware is defined as software that operates with major features blocked or limited unless the user provides payment in order to receive an unlocking code or similar enabling mechanism. ... loyaltyware is a sub-catagory of adware. ... Malware (a portmanteau of malicious software) is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system, without the owners consent. ... Nagware is a term of distinction used to differentiate between types of shareware software. ... Open source software refers to computer software and the availability of its source code as open source under an open source license to study, change, and improve its design. ... Postcardware - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... A new type of license, where the author claims a certain amount of money, and if the amount is raised, the project will go Open Source. ... Shareware is a marketing method for software, whereby a trial version is distributed in advance and without payment, as is common for proprietary software. ... The derogatory computer jargon term shovelware refers to software noted more for the quantity of what is included than for the quality or usefulness. ... Malicious websites may attempt to install spyware on readers computers. ... Vaporware is software or hardware which is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge, either with or without a protracted development cycle. ...