buyware

English

Etymology

buy +‎ -ware

Noun

buyware (uncountable)

1. (computing, rare) Commercial software.

   Synonyms: costware, payware

   Antonyms: free software, freeware

   • 1999 November 10, Chris Notz, “Is there a "BASIC programming language" compiler available for AIX?”, in comp.unix.aix‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-01-30:

     There is Business Basic (BBX). But it's buyware. If you find GNU licence Basic - let me know.

   • 1999 November 10, John R. Campbell, “Is there a "BASIC programming language" compiler available for AIX?”, in comp.unix.aix‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-01-30:

     Don't forget Thoroughbred (www.tbred.com) which is also buyware.
     Otherwise, look on the bonus pack CD that comes w/ AIX 4.3+...
     ...There's a copy of Visual Age Java (not the enterprise edition, which is buyware). Not having played with it, I can't vouch for it.

   • 2001 May 15, Lewin A.R.W. Edwards, “any free OS for embedded system?”, in comp.arch.embedded‎^[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-01-30:

     ANY OS - buyware or freeware - has a learning curve.

   • 2003 March 5, Andrew C. Cooper, “New Freeware Site”, in alt.comp.freeware‎^[4] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-01-30:

     Not everything on this site is freeware. Some trailware and shareware, and buyware.

   • 2004 December 28, Rod, “Freeware and only freeware?”, in alt.comp.freeware‎^[5] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-01-30:

     Is buyware evil ? Absolutely not. People put money, skills and effort in developing software. They have the right to get compensation for that. That's how the world works. The hippie-era is behind us.
     And buyware also puts the freeware in a different perspective, if there was no buyware, freeware programmers would probably be slaughtered together with Bill G. for mistakes we call minor annoying bugs now.

Translations

commercial software — see payware