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From: George Orwell on 6 Jun 2010 04:22
I saw an app (forgot the name) that had something like this for its license:

'This app is totally free to use forever but on a casual basis. This means it's for users who won't be using it very often on a daily basis. As such, it only runs for 2 hours after every launch, and then exits silently. If required, the casual user can then launch it again for another 2 hours of use, and so on, indefinitely. Think of this as being like your bank's web site where you need to sign in to use it. Paid users, on the other hand, can use it without timeouts at all. Both users get exactly the same functions with no missing features, so it's up to you whether you wish to pay and support the author.'

So, is this freeware? I guess it could be, as there's no missing functionality and the user doesn't have to pay a cent to use it. Very strange!

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From: Craig on 6 Jun 2010 11:37
On 06/06/2010 01:22 AM, George Orwell wrote:
> I saw an app (forgot the name) that had something like this for its
> license:
>
> 'This app is totally free to use forever but on a casual basis.
>
> So, is this freeware? I guess it could be, as there's no missing
> functionality and the user doesn't have to pay a cent to use it. Very
> strange!

That is clever.

I'd say it's a nagware type of freeware. Thanks for bringing this one up!

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-Craig
From: Jeffrey Needle on 6 Jun 2010 14:19
On Sun, 2010-06-06 at 10:22 +0200, George Orwell wrote:
> I saw an app (forgot the name) that had something like this for its license:
>
> 'This app is totally free to use forever but on a casual basis. This means it's for users who won't be using it very often on a daily basis. As such, it only runs for 2 hours after every launch, and then exits silently. If required, the casual user can then launch it again for another 2 hours of use, and so on, indefinitely. Think of this as being like your bank's web site where you need to sign in to use it. Paid users, on the other hand, can use it without timeouts at all. Both users get exactly the same functions with no missing features, so it's up to you whether you wish to pay and support the author.'
>
> So, is this freeware? I guess it could be, as there's no missing functionality and the user doesn't have to pay a cent to use it. Very strange!
>

Hmmm, we need a new name. TimeOutWare?


From: John Corliss on 7 Jun 2010 07:46
George Orwell wrote:
> I saw an app (forgot the name) that had something like this for its license:
>
> 'This app is totally free to use forever but on a casual basis. This means it's for users who won't be using it very often on a daily basis. As such, it only runs for 2 hours after every launch, and then exits silently. If required, the casual user can then launch it again for another 2 hours of use, and so on, indefinitely. Think of this as being like your bank's web site where you need to sign in to use it. Paid users, on the other hand, can use it without timeouts at all. Both users get exactly the same functions with no missing features, so it's up to you whether you wish to pay and support the author.'
>
> So, is this freeware? I guess it could be, as there's no missing functionality and the user doesn't have to pay a cent to use it. Very strange!

Maybe "timerware"?

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From: PDFrank on 7 Jun 2010 19:19
Since when do you need a license to be weird?
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