development firms assumed that most businesseswould use the software for a 8 to 10 hour period. Yet, did not take intoconsideration that with the advancement of technology, more businesses wouldwant a floating license across the world for 24 hours. This made it so it wasnot cost effective for the software development firm. A floating license is alicense that is made available to anyone on a network. The licenses are notlocked to particular workstations, instead they float to modes on the network.Shareware, freeware and public domain are different types of software availableto the end user, and are distinguished by different rules about how programsmay be distributed, copied, used and modified. The term shareware refers tosoftware that is distributed at a low cost, but which usually requires apayment after a certain time period and registration for full use. Copies ofthis software are offered on a trial basis, the end user is free to try ascaled down version of the program. If the end user wants the sharewareprogram, included in the program is information specifying how to register theprogram and what fee is required. Once registered the end user will typicallyreceive a printed manual, an updated copy of the software (often withadditional features), and the legal right to use the program in their home orbusiness. The advantage that shareware has is that it lets the end userthoroughly test a program to see if it's useful before making a purchase. The!authors of shareware programs retain their copyright on the contents, and asother copyrighted software should not be pirated.Freeware is also distributed at a very low cost and like shareware is foundmainly on the Internet. The authors of the freeware program do not expectpayment for their software. Typically, freeware programs are small utilitiesor incomplete programs that are released by authors for the potential benefitto others, but the drawback to this is that there is no...
