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From: larson@sri-unix.ARPA (Alan Larson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Should demo versions of commercial programs be posted?
Message-ID: <869@sri-unix.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 9-Jan-87 03:11:43 EST
Article-I.D.: sri-unix.869
Posted: Fri Jan  9 03:11:43 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 9-Jan-87 06:31:23 EST
References: <2115@felix.UUCP>
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Summary: demo versions

In article <2115@felix.UUCP>, bytebug@felix.UUCP (Roger L. Long) writes:
>   Should demo versions of commercial programs be posted to mod.mac.binaries?

I would say no.  The propigation of demo versions of software is, in
my opinion, advertising.  It seems inappropriate to advertise ones
products here.  If they were very small, perhaps, but they rarely are.

(Shareware even seems to be pushing it a bit, since we all pay for one
person to profit from the 'free' distribution service.)

	Alan