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     Good software is hard to find, and here at the j.ello | report we're particularly anal about finding and showing the best that money, or better yet, no money can buy.  

SUBMITTERS - Read the following very carefully to assess which category your software falls within.  If your Freeware or Shareware doesn't fall into the exact guidelines below... then it's not.  *IMPORTANT NOTE*  Bannerware, Spyware, Signupware... regardless what you call it, regardless what the catch is... it is not Freeware.  

     FREEWARE - To be listed as "Freeware", the only restrictions on the software must be the standard copyright and distribution policies.  The software cannot install secondary services, hidden processes, or make any changes to the user's settings which benefit the Author.

     SHAREWARE - "Shareware", likewise, can only be listed if the program is void of advertisements, collection of data, or any strings OTHER than the free usage of the product's defined uses for a period of time, followed by the purchase of the product.  As with freeware, there can be no system changes which provide a commercial advantage to the Author.

     DEMO/LIGHTWARE fall under the same rule as shareware, except the term applies to either limited or crippled versions of the software.  Any software that does not allow complete usage of all components prior to purchase or registration is not Shareware or Freeware.

     BANNERWARE/SPYWARE/ETC. - "Bannerware" covers every other possibility, commercialized Freeware and/or Shareware whose banner components are disabled through registration or purchase.  Regardless what the requirements are for the use of your software, even if there is no fee for its use...  If it doesn't solely involve the trade of cash for the unfettered use of the product, or if it includes any function which collects or sends information from the user's machine to any external location, installs secondary software or icons, changes home pages, or any other program manipulation for the commercial or private benefit of the Author... then it is considered Bannerware.  To be listed in the report, It must be 100% uninstallable, especially the commercial components, through the Windows uninstaller or supplied uninstaller.  All commercial or data collection functions must be noted in the EULA and must allow the user to cancel the installation if they don't agree with the software's commercial functions.  We will report misrepresented Freeware or Shareware to other download centers in the hopes that we can help clean up these abuses.
     Bannerware can be a good thing... and we're more than happy to show superior bannerware, so long as its author's are honest and complete in their description of its effects on user's machines.  Simple as that.

P.S. -- at the j.ello | report, we periodically run subscription contests... and one of the things we LOVE to give away is great software!  If you're software is appealing to the wider j.ello audience, and you can spare some licenses, we'd love to have you.  It brings more readers to the report, and gives you some great advertising.  If interested, just contact jello@jello.net.  

- j.ello