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From: benn@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Thomas Cox)
Newsgroups: net.news,net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: shareware
Message-ID: <1256@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Oct-85 16:23:27 EST
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Posted: Tue Oct 29 16:23:27 1985
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Our story so far:  1) is .sources.mac useful to mac owners?    yes.
		   2) is shareware worth using?		   sometimes, yes.
		3) should the net carry shareware?   not settled.  yes & no.
		4) arguments for carrying shareware?

A. useful programs/fonts/DA's for free
B. said useful things support the USENET community

		5) arguments against?

A. primarily, that the authors of shareware 'stand to gain' [i. e. make
   money] from the USENET's freely distributing said shareware.
B. possibly others.  See net.micro.mac and net.news.

		6) solution:

A. mod.sources.mac would eliminate chatter, repostings, postings of
   out-of-date software.  Latest posting = latest version.  would serve to 
   enforce whatever shareware policy was adopted.
B. state a USENET policy that the net *Strongly Discourages* shareware
   payments.  
-- 
                   Thomas Cox
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