Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!munnari!otc!metro!ipso!runx!clubmac From: clubmac@runx.OZ (Sydney University Macintosh Society) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Should demo versions of commercial programs be posted? Message-ID: <583@runx.OZ> Date: Fri, 9-Jan-87 02:15:29 EST Article-I.D.: runx.583 Posted: Fri Jan 9 02:15:29 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Jan-87 09:39:32 EST References: <2115@felix.UUCP> Reply-To: clubmac@runx.oz Organization: RUNX Un*x Timeshare. Sydney, Australia. Lines: 30 There are at least two ways of looking at posting demos of commercial software to the net :- 1) That such a posting is an easy and cheap way for a commercial developer to advertise the product, targeting a very large number of Mac users. If I'm not mistaken, this could be interpreted as a breach of net rules. 2) The posting helps the Mac users amongst the net to see new products first hand. The program may very well be exactly what people are after, and so the posting has assisted users of the net in getting their work done. My opinion is that 2) is a better way of looking at such a posting. *HOWEVER*, if the posting of such a large demo program (like Design and Jazz) is in direct competition with Public Domain software, then I would oppose such. I see a *LOT* of interesting program descriptions in the digests posted to mod.mac, but a lot never get to mod.mac.{binaries,sources}. The question for Roger Long is whether he is moderating these programs out in favour of the huge demos. Finally, I'd like to publicly praise Roger for the good work he is doing as moderator. Thanks Roger! Jason Haines Club Mac - The Sydney University Macintosh Society Snail: Box 213, Holme Building, Sydney University, NSW, 2006, Australia ACSnet: clubmac@runx ARPA: clubmac%runx.oz@seismo.css.gov UUCP: {enea,hplabs,mcvax,prlb2,seismo,ubc-vision,ukc}!munnari!runx.oz!clubmac