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- From: "Olaf Barthel" <olsen@sourcery.han.de>
- Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 18:29:38 +0100
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- Subject: Re: Registrated developer, myth or reality?
- Message-ID: <13213685@sourcery.han.de>
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- In Article <Ronald.07h8@noblehouse.xs4all.nl>, Ronald van Eijck <Ronald@noblehouse.xs4all.nl> wrote:
- >
- > [..]
- > > Download file. Dearchive file into individual directory. Scan all text files for
- > > "Commodore" and replace with "Amiga Technologies." Since SOME of the material is
- > > being changed add the new date if the year has changed. Once all files are
- > > scanned rearchive and upload. How long do you think this would take with
- > > suitable AREXX macros. Gimme 4 man weeks and I'll have it done myself. Your
- > > claim here is bogus.
- >
- > If its all that easy you should contact Olaf Barthel. He's doing part of
- > the work that you think is so easy. Maybe you can do it for them in this
- > fraction of time and make up for all the lost income.
-
- I have been in contact with Joanne several times over the last few
- months. We still didn't get close to solve the problem as the AT
- management has the last word on this.
-
- > > >If AT wants lots of developers, both commercial and PD/Shareware
- > > >authors, and I think they want that, they have to supply good
- > > >support for a low price. We're not asking for free support, but
- > > >we're not asking US 200 just for the carrier either.
- > >
- > > OK - you want it free or next to free. WHO pays for the servers? Who pays for
- > > the routine backups? Who pays for maintaining all the other little details? I
- > > wonder if this is another stumbling block in the way of AT's generating the
- > > support we ALL want.
- >
- > Where did I say I want it free or next to free?
- >
- > I've payed my price in the Commodore years and I'll pay it again. I just
- > don't want to add US$ 200 to that price to get the support trough BIX
- > instead of directly from AT.
-
- Well... whatever comes first.
-
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