Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sourceware

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: source-ware
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A precursor of open source software.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And last of the “open software”, a rarer implementation is sourceware. A variation of freedomware, sourceware offers “open source” code with “closed (proprietary) standards”."
"Because McVoy was trying to avoid recourse to the “customer solution” of NT, that left the programmers' solution: free software, or “sourceware,” as he termed it."
"And we said, “We're all going to agree on one name, and we're all going to start using it.” We voted on “sourceware” versus “open source,” and “open source” won. We had the press conference at five, and the rest is history."

Etymology

From source + -ware.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

freedomware

Questions

What does sourceware mean?: A precursor of open source software.
Where does sourceware come from?: From source + -ware.

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