Criteria for "freeware" listings on FA
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 (00:53:31)

Posted by FreewareArena

:: This is yet AGAIN reposted as I am still getting non-freeware submissions ::

A brief overview of some of the basic criteria I/FreewareArena use in determining listings on this site :

* - Is it NOT shareware, a trial, a demo.
* - It does NOT contain spyware, nor contain adware that is intrusive << These are the key initial tests, if any of these are failed, I go no further with the program/app.
For as I have repeatedly stated since 1997 on this site, I am NOT anti shareware or other 'wares' wherein the developer(s) seek renumeration for their original works, that is their choice, I merely reflect that this is a freeware only site. And in that, listings on FreewareArena are arrived at to reflect such.
* - Does the program/app do what is "claims" to do.
* - Does it peform the previous requirement effectively in my testing.
* - Is it majorly error/bug free (if not 100%); this is to say that it is not impossible for another user to possibly encounter errors or such on their system depending on various factors and variables.
* - Also, does the program overtly and blatantly "rip-off" another program. I don't mean does it do very similarly what another program does, but rather is it the SAME as another program save for perhaps a different graphic/logo or other tiny "alteration" I have no tolerance for plagarism.

Again, these are the initial and basics that I use as a guide for what may eventually be listed. And I provide this so as to inform potential submitters of programs/apps, so as to not waste their valuable time that could be best served submitting their programs to a site that has different criteria.

I will offer this warning, I am soon to begin suspending those who abuse the submissions of 'freeware' for listing on FA, as repeated submissions of NON FREEWARE are really getting to be a pain, and I have a list of the biggest offenders already prepared, so I will ask that you to use respect and only submit real 100% freeware for consideration to be listed on FA.

This is and always has been a strictly FREEWARE site, there's enough bogus so-called 'freeware' sites out there who will list anything and everything and don't bother to check/test what they list - so if you have NON FREEWARE software to submit, kindly share it with such sites that have no standards, OK?