garageware

English

Etymology

From garage +‎ -ware, suggesting development by amateurs in a domestic garage.

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU):

  (file)

Noun

garageware (uncountable)

1. (computing, slang, derogatory) Shoddy, amateurish software.
   • 1997, "vak", Lack of Free Software for PP... (on newsgroup alt.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot)

     People who spend real money on real servers aren't in the habit of running shareware or garageware.

   • 2001, "Bob", Zone Alarm 3.6 True Vector (on newsgroup comp.security.firewalls)

     The ones which cause me the most trouble are various garageware sound file editors. One of them will crash Win2K if I run it and run an ascii editor at the same time.

   • 2007, "Walter Mitty", Help! Upgraded to XP (on newsgroup comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action)

     […] the simple fact is that most native Linux games are rubbish garageware and that the industry simply doesnt^[sic] care about the Linux community at large because they are generally not gamers but more serious "hackers" and hobbyists.