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Article #46970Re: Morality of Self-Destructing HyperCard Stack
From: Bob Church
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1990 03:56
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1990 03:56
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In article <4286@helios.TAMU.EDU>, t1f4387@helios.TAMU.EDU (Mike Farlow) writes: > > Since we want to be the central distribution site for this stack, we > want deliver full working version only to sites who license with the > Trustees of Texas A&M (we hope this license to be free, i.e. John > Norstad's Disinfectant). The primary reason being for us to offer > support, all copies of the stack must be consistent (less site-specific > information). As a result, the DEMO would automatically cripple itself > after a preset amount of time. > > Michael Farlow, X098MF@TAMVM1.BITNET I know that this is not what you want to here but I would like to know why you would even bother to post a self destructing copy. Why not just announce the product and terms for distribution? You compare your idea with Disinfectant but Mr. Norstad doesn't clutter up the BBS's and netfeeds with a program that isn't going to work. ******************************************************************** * * * bob church bchurch@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu * * * * If economics isn't an "exact" science why do computers crash * * so much more often than the stock market? * * bc * ********************************************************************
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!uwm.edu!ogicse!emory!att!oucsace!bchurch From: bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Morality of Self-Destructing HyperCard Stack Summary: Why bother? Keywords: HyperCard Message-ID: <1155@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU> Date: 25 Feb 90 03:56:24 GMT References: <4286@helios.TAMU.EDU> Distribution: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.digest,comp.sys.mac.programmer Organization: Ohio University CS Dept., Athens Lines: 27