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Article #293Re: Open letter to NextDevelopers (long)(Flamebait)
From: Scott Anguish
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 18:25
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 18:25
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Jess Anderson writes > Since I have no direct experience with this particular > product, I have no axe to grind, either way. What I liked, > however, was that you seem to be paying close attention and > to have an open, flexible attitude towards addressing the > actual concerns of actual people. Though you're not the > only developers who might do so, it's a refreshing change of > attitude after the insistent "it's free so you get screwed" > point of view Scott is trying to argue for. > No.. what I am saying is that, with respect to demos, it is unreasonable to expect them to work for an extended period of time. Having a "demo" that runs for 10-20 hours straight without any restrictions is not a demo. It is a full working piece of software with ZERO insentive to buy. And since you twisted my words around on me, I will repeat them... > >And then he complains about Public Domain/Freeware authors who don't > >package the software they GIVE away in a way that he likes? > > >Its FREE! Quit complaining! > This is the reality. You haven't paid for the software. You don't have the RIGHT to have full use of the software. Its interesting how this seems to have turned into a personal attack on your part. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!uunet.ca!digifix!sanguish From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Subject: Re: Open letter to NextDevelopers (long)(Flamebait) Message-ID: <1992Jul21.182528.3113@digifix!uunet.ca> Sender: sanguish@digifix!uunet.ca Reply-To: sanguish@digifix.com Organization: Digital Fix Development References: <1992Jul21.161255.27640@macc.wisc.edu> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 18:25:28 GMT Lines: 32