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The result was redirect to Shareware. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 01:38, 9 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Demoware

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A fork of shareware without any source. It's definition looks almost similar to the shareware. Compare its definition:

Demoware (also known as trialware) is commercial software released for free (shareware) in a version which is limited in one or more ways. Some of the most common limitations are [...]

... with that of shareware:

The term shareware {...} refers to proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability or convenience.

Recommended action: Delete, then redirect to Shareware. Fleet Command (talk) 04:22, 25 April 2010 (UTC) Fleet Command (talk) 04:22, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Redirect — No significant (sourced) difference between the two articles. ℳøℕø 04:25, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and rewrite The article seems to have drifted away from an accurate description of demoware, and that is where the problem arises. I haven't (yet) found an explicit source explaining the difference (after an entire 90 seconds of searching), but I can see that far more websites list demoware and shareware as separate models (along with freeware etc.) than use a slash to indicate a synonymbic (is that a word?) relationship. As the early versions of the article stated, the distinction is one of scale. Adobe Creative Suite is commonly (several hundred refs) described as demoware. I don't think you'd find anyone who would call it shareware. If there is a redirection, it should be to crippleware, although the industry regards crippleware as a derogatory term, so the redirection should be reversed. dramatic (talk) 04:49, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: Interesting comment. I agree with you, however, crippleware redirects to Damaged good, which is not the intended meaning. Crippleware is software without full features or an expiration date. I believe this article has potential; a plan would be nice. See if you can find reliable references distinguishing the difference. ℳøℕø 05:10, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment: Any progress? Judging by the article history, it seems that after three days you have not been successful in finding anything bigger than some microscopic differences, have you? If the case remains as is within the next three days, I think the closing administrator may safely disregard your comments. The likely verdict, at best, would be Merge rather than Keep. Fleet Command (talk) 19:11, 28 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget 00:32, 2 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
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