proprietard

Use this word when someone insults you for using open source software while they use or make proprietary software, acting like closed, corporate tools are automatically superior. It calls out that smug "locked-in but proud of it" attitude.

Person 1: Hey, you're a freetard for playing Luanti instead of OG Minecraft.

Person 2: It's my freedom of choice. Go away, proprietard.

proprietard by tenorastride684 December 29, 2025

proprietary software 

Proprietary software is software that you are not free to use, copy, modify, and study as you like. It's a form of abuse of users, which sucks and makes people depressed; it gives suits power over creatives.

Skype is extremely proprietary software.

proprietary software by your real name! June 29, 2009

proprietor 

a person who owns a business or property

Bill Gates is the proprietor of Windows.

proprietor by Charlemagne57 September 13, 2014

proprietarded

The seemingly pointless use of proprietary hardware to achieve the same purpose as other more common or open-standard solutions.

The Apple Display Connector was a proprietarded way for Apple to make the G4 Cube not have so many cables going from the computer to the display and keyboard. It combined USB, power and video into one cable.

proprietarded by existenzkampf December 17, 2008

proprietress 

A female Proprietor.

A female who owns a retail shop.

proprietress by Pavan S Rao January 27, 2005

proprietary software 

Software that is not free software or semi-free software (the same thing as free software except that it can only be used for non-profit things).

Windows is an example of proprietary software.

proprietary software by a thing June 26, 2005

proprietary software 

Something said to be evil, yet nobody knows why.

Software developed by Microsoft is proprietary software, so it's evil.

proprietary software by Ferreira April 3, 2009