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- From: philip@utstat.uucp (Philip McDunnough)
- Subject: Re: Shareware collection agency?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul23.081315.22376@utstat.uucp>
- Organization: University of Toronto, Dept. of Statistics
- References: <1992Jul21.222938.26203@julian.uwo.ca> <1992Jul22.202133.103341@zeus.calpoly.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 08:13:15 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul22.202133.103341@zeus.calpoly.edu> carndt@zeus.calpoly.edu (Chris Arndt) writes:
- >I think the Shareware collection agency is a great idea. I personally
- >would consider registering stuff like GSSymbolix or SoundSmith or the
- >programs coming out of Australia if I had a way of doing so on this
- >continent. I'm a little leary of sending $$ of any sort overseas.
-
- GSymbolix is not shareware. In any case I am opposed to a collection agency
- for shareware, although the idea has some merit. The administration of
- this would be a nightmare. Moreover, many people write shareware for practice,
- fun, etc...and do not intend of continuing support for a product.
-
- The GS will never be a big ticket item and that's good. On the other hand,
- should the Avatar pan out then many things could happen. That would be
- a very graceful way for Apple to partially bow out of the GS world.
-
- Philip McDunnough
- philip@utstat.toronto.edu
-