Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sphinx.UChicago.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!benn 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 Article-I.D.: sphinx.1256 Posted: Tue Oct 29 16:23:27 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 30-Oct-85 07:48:18 EST References: <132@mit-eddie.UUCP> <690@dcl-cs.UUCP>, <1269@tekgvs.UUCP> Organization: U. Chicago - Computation Center Lines: 27 Xref: watmath net.news:4188 net.micro.mac:3194 [] 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 See net.micro.mac and net.news. 6) solution: A. mod.sources.mac would eliminate chatter, repostings, postings of out-of-date software.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 ...ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!benn But of COURSE everything is unique. If they weren't, they'd all be one thing.