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- Organization: Middle East Technical University - Computer Center
- Date: Friday, 11 Sep 1992 10:43:08 TUR
- From: <E66821@TRMETU.BITNET>
- Message-ID: <92255.104309E66821@TRMETU.BITNET>
- Newsgroups: alt.sys.amiga.demos
- Subject: Re: U4ia RELEIF FUND. WE'RE LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD SUPPORTERS
- References: <1992Sep5.154148.58658@cc.usu.edu>
- <1992Sep5.155718.58659@cc.usu.edu> <1992Sep5.160219.58662@cc.usu.edu>
- <1992Sep7.125857.880@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> <2019@lehi3b15.csee.Lehigh.EDU>
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- In article <2019@lehi3b15.csee.Lehigh.EDU>, emackey@lehi3b15.csee.Lehigh.EDU (Ed
- Mackey [910828]) says:
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- >Absolutely not!! We have enough free stuff already. If those PD/shareware
- >authors format their software and toast their hardware, it's their own
- >fault. I don't know why we should even consider sending them money, when
- >they admit in the DOCs of everything they write that they're writing it
- >for free!
- >
- If they write that it is free then why do you think that you have to
- send money? And it depends on people; If a PD software impresses me
- much I consider to give something in return .. This has not to be money...
-
-
- >And besides, if we DO send them money, what would they do with it?
- >No doubt they would go buy more hardware and start writing even more
-
- What is wrong with that? What do you think that commercial companies
- are doing with the trmendous amount of money which they gain..?
- They do more than buying hardware. They simply become rich..
-
- >free stuff. What a waste! Don't they know we are all very happy with
- >our commercial word processors that cost $599 apiece?? We didn't
- >ask them to write all those programs and MODs that keep clogging
- >all our FTP sites!
- ^^^
- Which FTP site do you own? If there is a one; then install a readme file
- such as 'No fuckin' demos or modules or PD soft' and let the webs shit
- on its tapes.. what FTP sites stands for?
-
- >
- >The way I see it, if we all make an effort to STOP sending money to
- >PD beggars on the net, then their funds will eventually run dry.
-
- They are not beggars. What is it that deranges you about their funds?
- There is not a Shareware programmer in the univers who gain billions
- from their works.
-
-
- >Then they will be forced to stop uploading this crap and get real jobs.
- >Our FTP sites will become squeaky-clean finally, and better yet,
- >we won't have to put up with programs like ProTracker or MED when
- >we could shell out real money for real programs like Sonix that are
- >much better because there are far less "options" and controls to
- >confuse the user.
-
- >All we have to do is restrain ourselves from sending money to these
- >people. Take EdPlayer 2.0 users, for instance. They set a fine
- >example.
- > --Ed.
- >--
- >Ed Mackey
- >flames > /dev/null
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- Alp K. Tasdemir..
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