garageware en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From garage + -ware, suggesting development by amateurs in a domestic garage.
Meanings
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(derogatory, slang, uncountable) Shoddy, amateurish software.
[…]the simple fact is that most native Linux games are rubbish garageware and that the industry simply doesnt^([sic]) care about the Linux community at large because they are generally not gamers but more serious "hackers" and hobbyists.
2007, Walter Mitty, “Help! Upgraded to XP”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (Usenet):The ones which cause me the most trouble are various garageware sound file editors. One of them will crash Win2K if I run it and run an ascii editor at the same time.
2001, Bob, “Zone Alarm 3.6 True Vector”, in comp.security.firewalls (Usenet):People who spend real money on real servers aren't in the habit of running shareware or garageware.
1997, vak, “Lack of Free Software for PP...”, in alt.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot (Usenet):