Re: Discussion: when is a program considered nagware

de Susan Bugher 04/29/2006 11:50

Craig wrote:
> Gert van der Kooij wrote:

>> It's not nagware if only...

> I don't mean to pick on your post but it illustrates the problem with
> the vote: We're all carrying around our definitions of "nagware." So,
> in the end, it just depends on whether our personal definitions are
> benign. Which is pretty arbitrary. I'm guessing this is what happens
> when a group shoots (votes) first and aims (debates) later.

The ACF definition of Nagware is in the ACF Ware Glossary.

http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/acf/WareGlossary.php

"Nagware: has a popup (nag) screen, asking you to purchase the software.
You must press a button to get past the nag screen."

ACF votes are based on ACF definitions - not personal definitions. IMO
the ACF definition should have been in the OP. FWIW - it's clearly not a
valid poll if voters are using unknown alternate definitions of Nagware
rather than the ACF definition. IOW - if people are voting against
Nagware discussion after mentally making an exception for the Nagware
apps they like (on the grounds that those apps are "not really Nagware")
this poll is meaningless. . .

> Couple of other comments on other threads related to this...
>
> John Jay seems to think that Corliss started this because of a post of
> John Jay's. No. I can't read Corliss' mind but I do read acf.

Not as carefully as you evidently think you do. . . ;) Hint: read the
"Wav Editor?" thread.

> I recently got stomped on by an OP for posting a "payware!" alert on a
> product where the "intro" was the only thing free. "She" seemed hurt
> and indicated that I was being snobby. But, I thought I was providing a
> service to alt.comp.freeware. I still do.

I agree. Thanks. :)

Susan
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