Editing Careware (section)

{{Short description|Software licensed in a way that benefits a charity}}
'''Careware''' (also called '''charityware''', '''helpware''', or '''goodware''') is [[software]] licensed in a way that benefits a [[Charitable organization|charity]]. Some careware is [[Freeware|distributed free]], and the author suggests that some payment be made to either a nominated charity, or a charity of the user's choice. [[Commercial software|Commercial]] careware, on the other hand, includes a levy for charity on top of the distribution charge.<ref>{{FOLDOC|Careware}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://charityware.info/wiki/what-is-a-charityware |title=What is a charityware? |publisher=charityware.info |accessdate=11 January 2010 |archive-date=21 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821070031/http://charityware.info/wiki/what-is-a-charityware |url-status=dead }}</ref> Careware can also involve a barter of some kind, or even a pledge to be kind to strangers.