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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Windows 95 version
Date: 8 Sep 1995 15:27:27 GMT
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In article <42o3jh$2qk_001@balsam.unca.edu>,
Mike Honeycutt <honeycutt@unca.edu> wrote:
: Let me begin by saying I have the highest
: respect for Frank, Joe and everyone who
: contributed to the Kermit effort over the
: years. At the very least, these people
: deserve our thanks and praise.
:
Thanks!
: The two main attractions of Kermit to us are
: it is basically free and it is basically
: free.
:
I can understand that. Everybody would prefer
to get stuff for free than to pay for it.
: If the Windows 95 version is commercial,
: I would have very serious doubts about how
: well it could compete with the dozens of other
: Windows' communication programs already available.
:
Let's hope it holds its own. Otherwise, we're
outa here. Simple as that. Developing and supporting
Kermit software on the scale that its present usage
demands is a full-time job for a certain number of
people. People need food, shelter, etc, and therefore
need salaries. The reality is, we need more people
than we have now, not less, in order to support even
the present level of usage. Because of the "new
spirit" of the Internet and the proliferation of
"free software" CDROMS, the demands on our time are
higher than ever and income is lower than ever. The
old model does not work any more.
: How about some reasonably small sum of money ...
: paid to Columbia each year for unlimited site
: license.
:
That is exactly what our academic site license is.
The dollar amount might differ from the one you propose,
but not by much. It won't break anybody's budget.
: Let me close by saying I truly hope the
: new Windows' version succeeds. The Kermit
: team deserves much more recognition - include
: financial - than it has ever received.
:
Thanks!
- Frank
P.S. The Kermit 95 Web page is updated about once
a day. Now we have academic site licensing info,
screen shots, an FAQ, and more:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html
Drop by any time!