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Article #25777Re: Mac binaries, risk3
From: Starbuck
Date: Mon, 29 Feb 1988 16:45
Date: Mon, 29 Feb 1988 16:45
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In article <8269@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU> derek@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU (Derek J. LeLash) writes:
>In article <1889@cg-atla.UUCP> ring@cg-atla.UUCP (Steve Ring) writes:
>
>> BinHex is distributed along with Packit on one 800K
>>diskette for $4 (cheap). The selection from BCS is outstanding. I agree with
>>some of the other writers about paying $10 for free/shareware - why? - when
>>you can get the same for $4.
>
>Am I mistaken, or does the fact that one buys a disk of shareware from BCS
>in fact still "obligate" you to pay whatever shareware fees the authors
>request? (if you're one of those people who pay shareware fees at all)
>The $4 BCS charge seems to cover media and postage; the programs are still
>shareware.
>
!
No, You are NOT mistaken in that the $4 charge does not cover any
Shareware Fees. But what Steve was saying is that $4 for a disk full
of stuff is better than $10 for the same disk. (Irregardless of any
fees).
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!oddjob!hao!ames!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!topaz.rutgers.edu!pearl From: pearl@topaz.rutgers.edu (Starbuck) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Mac binaries, risk3 Message-ID: <18428@topaz.rutgers.edu> Date: 29 Feb 88 16:45:27 GMT References: <1889@cg-atla.UUCP> <8269@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU> Reply-To: pearl@topaz.rutgers.edu (Starbuck) Distribution: comp Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 29