Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!mcnc!felix!bytebug From: bytebug@felix.UUCP (Roger L. Long) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Should demo versions of commercial programs be posted? Message-ID: <2115@felix.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Jan-87 10:29:06 EST Article-I.D.: felix.2115 Posted: Tue Jan 6 10:29:06 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Jan-87 00:36:50 EST Sender: bytebug@felix.UUCP Reply-To: bytebug@felix.UUCP (Roger L. Long) Distribution: world Organization: FileNet Corp., Costa Mesa, CA Lines: 22 Greetings - I'm the (normally invisible) moderator of mod.mac.{binaries,sources} and would like to hear your opinion on the following matter: Should demo versions of commercial programs be posted to mod.mac.binaries? Recently, I posted a demo version of Shanghai, a game program available from Activision, and Design. I just received a complaint from one reader stating that a 10-part posting of a demo version of a program wasn't something he wanted to see taking up space (and costing money to propagate) on the net. My own feeling is that this *IS* a valid use of the net, since many of us would love to play with something before we part with our money. In my case, I used the demo version of Shanghai, got hooked, and ended up buying the real version. But my feeling isn't nearly as important as yours in this matter. I'd like to see some discussion of this here, as well as hear your individual feelings by mail. The outcome will determine whether I post another multi-part (approximately 10 parts) posting of the demo version of Jazz 1A that was recently mentioned in the Info-Mac Digest.