Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!rick From: rick@uwmacc.UUCP (the absurdist) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Should demo versions of commercial programs be posted? Message-ID: <857@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Jan-87 18:36:39 EST Article-I.D.: uwmacc.857 Posted: Wed Jan 7 18:36:39 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Jan-87 21:45:38 EST References: <2115@felix.UUCP> Reply-To: rick@unix.macc.wisc.edu.UUCP (Rick Keir) Distribution: world Organization: UW-Madison Academic Computer Center Lines: 23 Keywords: Judgement call In article <2115@felix.UUCP> bytebug@felix.UUCP (Roger L. Long) writes: > > Should demo versions of commercial programs be posted to mod.mac.binaries? > You mention Jazz and Shanghai; I would not want demos of these posted. Lotus can market Jazz quite well, and an interested person should have no trouble getting a demo version. Shanghai is a game; no matter how much I may like it, I suspect that many site admins will object to the cost for the posting. On the other hand, I think that demos of things like "Design" are fine; this is much harder to find (small company, small advertising and marketing budget) and is certainly "work-related" for many people. I appreciate people who post, but am worried that some postings that are too large will cause too many sites to cut the group (*.binaries is a favorite target in "cut the groups" arguments.) -- "I'll do it -- I've got the GUTS. I'm the PRESIDENT." "Maybe we should take that box away from him." "Why bother?" Rick Keir -- one floor up from the Oyster Tank -- UWisc - Madison {allegra, ihnp4, seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!rick