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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
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Subject: Re: Kermit for Winsock
Date: 27 Apr 1995 13:10:15 GMT
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In article <3nn6u2$n6m@venus.mcs.com>, Leslie Mikesell <les@MCS.COM> wrote:
>Was it just my imagination or weren't there more user contributions
>of code back in the days when other sites were allowed to re-distribute
>kermit?
>
There were more user contributions in the past, but that has nothing
to do with our redistribution policies, which have not changed. Please
don't start this one up again. There are thousands of mirror sites for
Kermit software, there are thousands of universities, government agencies,
and corporations in which literally millions of people are using
Kermit software internally without paying us a dime. What's your complaint?
Never mind, don't answer.
There were more contributions in the past because the net used to be a
hangout for techies who liked trading code. The net has changed. Now it
is a commodity exchange. Nobody gives away anything any more. That's
mainly because nobody can afford to -- the old subsidies are long gone.
It's a different world.
Personally, I would prefer to spend more of my time on design and
development and less on fund-raising. But I don't have a choice.
- Frank