Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcb.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!ttidca!ttidcb!svirsky From: svirsky@ttidcb.UUCP (William Svirsky) Newsgroups: net.news,net.micro.mac Subject: Re: shareware Message-ID: <519@ttidcb.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 12:14:01 EST Article-I.D.: ttidcb.519 Posted: Mon Nov 4 12:14:01 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Nov-85 06:45:59 EST References: <132@mit-eddie.UUCP> <690@dcl-cs.UUCP> <1269@tekgvs.UUCP> <1256@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> Reply-To: svirsky@ttidcb.UUCP (William Svirsky) Organization: Transaction Technology, Inc. (CitiCorp), Santa Monica Lines: 31 Xref: linus net.news:3462 net.micro.mac:3264 Summary: In article <1256@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> benn@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Thomas Cox) writes: >[] > 4) arguments for carrying shareware? > >A. useful programs/fonts/DA's for free >B. said useful things support the USENET community C. its been my experience that shareware is performs better (ie. less bugs, nicer user interface, more polished) and has better documentation than most public domain software. This makes sense. Who's going to send money to someone for a lousy program. On the other hand, there is little incentive for the authors of PD software to maintain and/or enhance their programs. I mean, after all, maintanence is a dirty job so nobody wants to do it, right (-|? I realize that many PD authors take great pride in doing a good job, but there are some that figure that once its up and running, their job is done. Debugging is often very frustrating and boring. > > 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 out-of-date software.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. As long as the policy that is adopted is what the majority wants and is not the decision of just a few persons.