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Article #14087Re: Should demo versions of commercial programs be posted?
From: the absurdist
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1987 23:36
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1987 23:36
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In article <2115@felix.UUCP> bytebug@felix.UUCP (Roger L. Long) writes:
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> Should demo versions of commercial programs be posted to mod.mac.binaries?
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You mention Jazz and Shanghai; I would not want demos of these posted.
Lotus can market Jazz quite well, and an interested person should have
no trouble getting a demo version. Shanghai is a game; no matter how
much I may like it, I suspect that many site admins will object
to the cost for the posting.
On the other hand, I think that demos of things like "Design" are fine;
this is much harder to find (small company, small advertising and marketing
budget) and is certainly "work-related" for many people.
I appreciate people who post, but am worried that some postings that
are too large will cause too many sites to cut the group (*.binaries
is a favorite target in "cut the groups" arguments.)
--
"I'll do it -- I've got the GUTS. I'm the PRESIDENT."
"Maybe we should take that box away from him." "Why bother?"
Rick Keir -- one floor up from the Oyster Tank -- UWisc - Madison
{allegra, ihnp4, seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!rick
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!rick From: rick@uwmacc.UUCP (the absurdist) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Should demo versions of commercial programs be posted? Message-ID: <857@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Jan-87 18:36:39 EST Article-I.D.: uwmacc.857 Posted: Wed Jan 7 18:36:39 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Jan-87 21:45:38 EST References: <2115@felix.UUCP> Reply-To: rick@unix.macc.wisc.edu.UUCP (Rick Keir) Distribution: world Organization: UW-Madison Academic Computer Center Lines: 23 Keywords: Judgement call