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From: dave@heurikon.UUCP (Dave Scidmore)
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Subject: Re: commercialism and net.micro.amiga going the way of .mac
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Date: Tue, 12-Nov-85 20:47:19 EST
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> > Quite honestly, the only real solution I see to the current net malaise, is
> > to retrench ourselves into a pure UNIX network, with moderated feeds from
> > other interest groups, and perhaps even with full moderation on all groups.
> > 
> I agree 100%.  I am hardley a disinterested party because I have been on 
> the edge of buying an Amiga for a few weeks (waiting on some substance
> in the software dept).  I have a lot to loose if this group were limited
> in some fashion but I do feel that the non-commercial nature of the net
> MUST be preserved or total breakdown is likely...
> 
I think all this business about Commodore using the net to promote the Amiga
is nonsense. If we were to carry that idea a little further we would be forced
to restrict anyone from AT&T from talking about UNIX on the net lest they be
guilty of promoting AT&T. I would point out that a large portion of the
articles on UNIX posted to the net are from people who work for companies in
the UNIX field. Should we restrict them from contributing to the net since
their company name could be associated with them and they would then be guilty
of promoting their company on the net. Furthermore, many articles on UNIX
posted to the net are of benefit to people who are currently selling products
in the UNIX field. Are not people who work at AT&T often using the net to
answer questions or present information that is then used by companies
producing UNIX related products. Is this not exactly what these people are
complaining about Commodore doing with the Amiga. If the net is to be used for
any subject that is of interest to a large enough section of the UNIX
community then are we to discriminate against Commodore simply because the
Amiga does not run UNIX. Are these people who are complaining suggesting that
we purge the Amiga news group of all technical information about to the Amiga
and allow only information that is judged to be sufficiently useless? To those
people who shout "let us purge the net and keep it clean of promotionalism" I
say, it is already as unpure as you can get.

					 David Scidmore