Carcharoth wrote: > On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Sam Korn <smo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dal...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> 2009/2/16 Alvaro García <alva...@gmail.com>: >>> >>>> 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. Ec _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
