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- From: sjkonowa@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Scott Konowal)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: Is SASG shareware really such a good idea?
- Date: 24 Feb 1996 17:43:23 -0500
- Organization: The Greater Columbus FreeNet
- Message-ID: <4go4ab$9nn@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us>
- References: <paul.3rez@serena.iaehv.nl> <655.6615T1011T2519@shu-wood.demon.co.uk> <4frb1j$buf@snail.stack.urc.tue.nl> <4fud8s$m9k@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> <4go352$5g9@news.uni-c.dk>
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- Per Jacobsen (perjac@inet.uni-c.dk) wrote:
- : Jason Peacock (jpeacock@ringer.cs.utsa.edu) wrote:
- : > Jaco Schoonen (jaco@stack.urc.tue.nl) wrote:
- : > : Anyway, I wouldn't mind registering MUI if my keyfile kept useable for
- : > : future updates. Now I'll have to pay for every update. This doesn't make
- : > : sense (at least not to me...)
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- : > I always thought paying for updates made perfect sense. The
- : > programmer has spent time on the program and should be compensated
- : > for the effort. It is a generous programmer who asks no money in
- : > exchange for less buggy versions of the same program.
-
- : "Excuse me, but my car won't start!"
-
- : 'True, it's a well known flaw in the engine, but if you pay you can get a
- : better one'
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- : "But i just bought the car!"
-
- : 'Tough'
-
- I hardly think that MUI 3.x can be compared as a new car engine to
- replace MUI 2.x's "engine". I feel there is enough change to justify this
- as almost a new program. Let's see, you have the right to NOT get it, same
- as you have the right NOT to get AmigaOS 3.1.
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- Scott Konowal | AMIGA /// | A1200,'030/'882/50MHz
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