Set them straight about freeware

I want to extend this to the online world.
Freeware is being greatly diluted to many by the gross misleading of a huge number of online resources.
Consequently untold numbers of computer users are misinformed about what REAL freeware REALLY is.

I submit that users should email webmasters as to the veracity of the "freeware" they list.

IF a site does a program/application as freeware and it is not, immediately email the webmaster of said site and notify them of such.

For if a site believes it is acceptable to does this knowingly, then they are NOT a resource for freeware and merely are seeking to cash in on freeware by garnering visitors via the hook of purporting to be a freeware site.

One evening recently I visit 12 alleged "freeware" sites and found that out of the 12 randomly chosen "freeware" sites - 8 listed adware or spyware.
NINE listed time limited "free downloads".
Now I do acknowledge that a site may run into listing a freeware proggie that has switched to being non-freeware.
But when a site has something that is NOT freeware on their main page - what conclusion am I or any one else to draw??

My personal opinion(s) advisements are as follows :

IF a site implies it is a freeware resource, it should state clearly what it (the site) defines freeware to be.
A freeware site should test freeware prior to listing, endorsing or reviewing - that is only honest, as well as fair and ethical.
A true freeware site should work to raise the level of awareness about freeware to users and should consider it's (the site/resource) recognition/ranking as secondary.
A concomonent to the previous is that it would be nice if "freeware" sites (the non-commercial "freeware" sites that is...but then again isn't a 'commercial' freeware site akin to selling a gift to the recipient of a gift?) acted as a community and not in clanish fashion.