Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!cbmvax!vu-vlsi!swatsun!platt
From: platt@swatsun.uucp (Steve Platt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Distribution of shareware for profit without permission
Message-ID: <1784@thebes.UUCP>
Date: 6 May 88 17:46:14 GMT
References: <16428@cornell.UUCP> <697@csm9a.UUCP> <1594@looking.UUCP> <7812@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Swarthmore College, Swarthmore PA
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Summary: I sell my knowledge along with products.

In article <7812@brl-smoke.ARPA>, floyd@brl-smoke.ARPA (Floyd C. Wofford) writes:
> 
> Suppose I am a consultant to small businesses who wish to use small
> computers in their businesses.  Now I want to make a profit from
> this.  I also want to do these people an honest service.  The people
> who come to me have no machine, usually, and really don't know where
> to start.  I could tell them to pick up a Computer Shopper and spend
> two weeks digesting it but these people are not the "computer
> literates" who post endlessly to this newsgroup.
> 

What I sell is my expertese in producing a bundled, tested package.
That includes:
	a) hardware, whatever it costs
	b) software, whatever it costs, for *registered* versions
	c) my time to assemble, produce documentation, training,
	   etc.

If you think package xxx is the "best for the money" and serves
their needs, it is your responsibility to ensure that your customer
will have manufacturer support, including phone service, upgrade
and bug notification, etc., regardless of the distribution medium.