RISC User Series

The Great Free-for-all

A series about public domain, freeware and shareware software

The Great Free-for-all by David Holden

12:1		The Great Free-for-all David Holden, the proprietor of APDL, introduces a new series looking at Public Domain and Shareware software, and how traditional public domain libraries can survive in the modern world of the Internet
12:2		Text Editors David Holden takes a look at that venerable member of the public domain scene, the text editor, tracing its history from Twin to Zap
12:3		Emulators Back in the good old days of computing there were plenty of classic (if clunky) operating systems like CP/M and the precursor to Arthur and RISC OS, the BBC MOS. David Holden takes a look at Public Domain emulators available for modern Acorn machines
12:4		Business Software You might think that RISC OS isn't well served by business software, but David Holden knows a few nearly-free packages that do the job
12:5		Upgrading David Holden decides that upgrading software sometimes isn't worth the hassle
12:6		RISC OS Shareware David Holden looks at the ups and downs of the RISC OS Shareware market
12:7		Understanding the Jargon: PD, Freeware and Shareware David Holden looks at exactly what 'Public Domain', 'Shareware' and 'Freeware' mean
12:8		Documentation David Holden considers the importance of providing documentation in the world of Public Domain and Shareware software
12:9		Open Source David Holden looks at the intricacies of Open Source software, with particular emphasis on the famous GNU Licence
12:10		Considering the Future David Holden expounds his theories on the future of computing, and why there is no place in it for large, unwieldy companies