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- From: U249026@vm.uci.kun.nl (Branko Collin)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Old Commercial Progs on Aminet IDEA!
- Date: Fri, 19 Apr 96 11:18:24 MET
- Organization: K.U. Nijmegen
- Message-ID: <1776E9F07S86.U249026@vm.uci.kun.nl>
- References: <4l2rhh$423@sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au>
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- In article <4l2rhh$423@sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au>
- bclark@hardy.ocs.mq.edu.au (Brent Raymond CLARK) writes:
-
- >
- >There were some really great pieces of software written for amiga by companies
- >which no longer exist or no longer have an interest in the amiga.
- >
- >When it is no longer possible to get these programs through commercial outlets
- >you would think that the companies could do us all a favour and upload the
- >program to aminet. ie. put it in the public domain.
- >
- >After all the hours that went into coding the software wouldn't it be good
- >for someone to get some more use out of it when the program has been written
- >off commercially?
- >
- >The Blue Ribbon Example on Compuserve courtesy of Microsoft is the kind of
- >thing we are after. Bars&Pipes Pro 2.5 is one mega comprehensive package
- >and now it is sitting there for a free d/l by CIS members.
- >
- >Just an idea anyway!
- >
-
- But an excellent one! Maybe something for Team Amiga members to organise?
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