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Article #272Re: A suggestion for msdos announcements
From: Larry Autry
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:05
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:05
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In article <babcock.15.0@cfa.harvard.edu> babcock@cfa.harvard.edu (Robert W. Babcock) writes: ts>Yes certainly. But including such information is entirely up to the ts>uploaders. The archive site maintainers cannot afford the extra ts>effort required. > >One thing I'd like to see uploaders include in announcements is whether a >program is public domain or shareware. (I'd like to see this info in the >file listings too, but I realize it would be a huge job to get it in there.) There is freeware and there is public domain software. This is a commonly overlooked fact. This should be made clear by uploaders. Freeware by the way, is software that is freely distributable and usable but the author maintains ownership of the copyright. -- Larry Autry Silicon Graphics, St. Louis autry@sgi.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!sgiblab!sgigate!odin!fido!autry From: autry@sgi.com (Larry Autry) Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d Subject: Re: A suggestion for msdos announcements Date: 22 Jan 1993 15:05:23 GMT Organization: Silicon Graphics, St. Louis, MO Lines: 16 Message-ID: <1jp2fjINNkct@fido.asd.sgi.com> References: <1993Jan18.124704.22408@uwasa.fi> <babcock.15.0@cfa.harvard.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: magellan.stlouis.sgi.com