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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
- Path: sparky!uunet!uunet.ca!digifix!sanguish
- From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish)
- Subject: Re: Open letter to NextDevelopers (long)(Flamebait)
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.182528.3113@digifix!uunet.ca>
- Sender: sanguish@digifix!uunet.ca
- Reply-To: sanguish@digifix.com
- Organization: Digital Fix Development
- References: <1992Jul21.161255.27640@macc.wisc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 18:25:28 GMT
- Lines: 32
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- Jess Anderson writes
- > Since I have no direct experience with this particular
- > product, I have no axe to grind, either way. What I liked,
- > however, was that you seem to be paying close attention and
- > to have an open, flexible attitude towards addressing the
- > actual concerns of actual people. Though you're not the
- > only developers who might do so, it's a refreshing change of
- > attitude after the insistent "it's free so you get screwed"
- > point of view Scott is trying to argue for.
- >
- No.. what I am saying is that, with respect to demos, it is
- unreasonable to expect them to work for an extended period of time. Having a
- "demo" that runs for 10-20 hours straight without any restrictions is not a
- demo. It is a full working piece of software with ZERO insentive to buy.
-
- And since you twisted my words around on me, I will repeat them...
-
- > >And then he complains about Public Domain/Freeware authors who don't
- > >package the software they GIVE away in a way that he likes?
- >
- > >Its FREE! Quit complaining!
- >
- This is the reality. You haven't paid for the software. You don't
- have the RIGHT to have full use of the software.
-
- Its interesting how this seems to have turned into a personal attack on
- your part.
-
- --
- - Scott Anguish -
- sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail)
-
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