allbery@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon S. Allbery) (10/27/85)
[We are beginning to need net.sources.d, guys -- is it THAT important?] If we are to ban shareware because the author asks for somethiong in return, I suggest we also ban a series of programs that show up on the net and often have requests posted with them for donations of time and effort in maintaining, etc. the programs and devising and coding new features -- which is as much ``personal gain'' on the part of the poster as that of a 3rd party posting shareware, which is apparently what is going on now. I am talking about netnews. Following strictly the arguments against shareware would eventually lead to this kind of crap. Who cares about requests for donations? How many of you actually donate? And besides, the Internet seems not to care... Now can we PLEASE get back to serious stuff? Or has the Chuq/Lauren split given everyone reading net.news a case of brain-rot? --Brandon -- -------------------------+---------------------------------------------------- ...(he himself being one | Brandon (ncoast!allbery@Case.CSNet) <- NOTE CHANGE universe's prime example | ..decvax!cwruecmp!ncoast!bsa <- OF ADDRESS! of utter, rambunctious | 6615 Center St., Mentor, OH 44060: +01 216 974 9210 free will!) | ncoast is dead, long live ncoast!
tim@ISM780B.UUCP (11/13/85)
> Can someone please explain the FUNDAMENTAL difference between > shareware and, say, chain letters? > > Seems to me that they both clog communication channels for a > few people's financial benefit. Shareware, unlike a chain letter, can be useful. A more interesting question is if net.sources.mac gets nuked because of shareware postings, then shouldn't net.forsale and net.wanted get nuked also? ( and don't forget net.general, which is only used to sell cars and condominiums in New Jersey :-) ) Tim Smith ima!ism780b!tim ihnp4!cithep!tim