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From: lws@comm.WANG.COM (Lyle Seaman)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: Shareware on Usenet: Summary of Poll
Keywords: shareware commercial software profits distribution
Message-ID: <1990Mar21.005346.13073@comm.WANG.COM>
Date: 21 Mar 90 00:53:46 GMT
References: <1373@polari.UUCP>
Organization: Wang Labs, Platform Comms.
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root@polari.UUCP (The Super User) writes:
>  This is a summary  of the responses to the poll on shareware distribution
>on usenet. 

>  Interesting that every site admin that identified themselves stated that
>they either wanted NO shareware or they wanted it in a seperate group that
>they could not carry.  Several of ther respondents from the UK stated that
>they could not  legally carry usenet.  

When I responded to the poll, I was not aware that identification as
site admin would affect the results.  For the record, I am a site admin.
I voted for shareware, in another group, so that all the NOISE about 
"should shareware be on the net" could go away.  All you guys who are
opposed to getting shareware could refuse it, and I could get it.

Ok, so there's your counterexample.

Tom Fitz ("that wang guy") is also a site admin.  He too has gone on 
record as being in favor of shareware on the net, although I don't know
if he responded to the poll.

So if you want to conduct a fair poll, you can't make use of information
which was not specifically requested.  (Among other caveats).

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