Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ecsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!akgua!mcnc!ecsvax!mjg From: mjg@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael Gingell) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac,net.micro.amiga,net.news.group Subject: Re: commercialism and net.micro.amiga going the way of .mac Message-ID: <694@ecsvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 10:14:10 EST Article-I.D.: ecsvax.694 Posted: Tue Nov 5 10:14:10 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Nov-85 05:54:28 EST References: <477@spice.cs.cmu.edu> <701@h-sc1.UUCP> Organization: North Carolina Educational Computing Service Lines: 20 Xref: watmath net.micro.mac:3303 net.micro.amiga:625 net.news.group:4319 > > > 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. > Let's face it the entire usenet system is a commercial for unix and Dec systems. WIthout the support of major nodes like Decvax and the myriad of ATT/Bell machines usenet would only be a shadow of it's former self. These companies are not on the net for altruistic reasons, just by being there they gain a subtle commercial advantage over those who are not. Every student who uses a Unix computer is supporting the commersial interests of AT&T who give Unix to Universities at bargain basement prices. I don't see Amiga as being any worse than any other company on the net. They have a new machine and there is lot's of exciting information to learn about it. Don't let us throw the baby out with the bathwater. - Mike Gingel ...decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!mjg