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  4.     for icon-group-addresses; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:25:30 -0700 (MST)
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  6. From: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ab.ca>
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  8. Subject: Re: I know why Icon isn't popular.
  9. Date: 20 Nov 2002 16:37:22 -0700
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  15.  
  16.     Jonathan> Well, the problem with that is that Unix bigots would
  17.     Jonathan> almost never PAY for anything that has to do with
  18.     Jonathan> software development to begin with.  The first thing I'd
  19.     Jonathan> be asking if Microsoft tried to sell VisualIcon Studio
  20.     Jonathan> is "Where can I get the OpenSource version?"
  21.  
  22. The first thing *I* would ask is: why do I need one? What do you need
  23. other than text editor and make?
  24.  
  25. --lyndon
  26.