Yours, Mine and Ours

I claim here that there are three categories of software:

  • MeWare : The developer creates software. The developer uses it. Nobody else does.
  • ThemWare : The developer creates software. Other people use it. The developer does not.
  • UsWare : The developer creates software. Other people use it. The developer uses it too.

For completeness, I suppose I should probably mention the obvious fourth category:

  • NobodyWare : The developer creates software. Nobody uses it.