• Freeware: Complete and functional software that does not require payment or other compensation (such as nags or advertising) for its use. Freeware may be a proprietary license with no access to the source code.
o Ex: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome
• Shareware: Software that you can try before you buy. It's distributed through on-line services, BBSs, and user groups. You're allowed to try it out and give copies to others, but if you want to keep using it, you must pay the registration fee.
o Ex: Application Software, Operating System
• Open source: Open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials—typically, their source code.
o Ex: No, I don’t use an open source.
• Commercial software: Commercial software, or less commonly, payware, is computer software that is produced for sale or that serves commercial purposes. Software that is designed and developed for sale to the general public.
o Ex: Manager Plus Pro, Raisers Edge
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