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From: tgcpwd@rc3.urc.tue.nl (Wim van Dorst/Prof. Penninger)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Your articles sold for cash.
Summary: They _are_ legitimate
Message-ID: <1838@tuegate.tue.nl>
Date: 31 Jul 90 11:31:18 GMT
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In article <5414@castle.ed.ac.uk> tjc@castle.ed.ac.uk (A J Cunningham) writes:
>[ text deleted ]    Do they
>have permission from Prentice Hall for what they are doing?
>Secondly they are selling the contents of this newsgroup for profit. The
>trouble is I don't see any way to stop them.

Don't make such a remark when you don't read all the info |-(

They _do_ have the proper permission for doing what they do. Why, even
in a recent Information Sheet by Glen Overby they are listed as legitimate
place to purchase your copy of Minix for the proper price, which happens
to be indeed $87.75. If there is any posting recommended to be read it is 
the monthly information sheet (or the updates on it). Very good stuff to 
keep up on the latest official steps (releases and the such).

Secondly they should not be stopped, but encouraged to do the good 
work they do, which is helping new Minixers with real help. If it needs
using items from the Net, let it be so. In many countries around the world
all kind of Minix User Groups are being formed (NL, UK, OZ, US, D, FR),
which exactly that kind of work. Compliments to them. (For more
information on these please contact info@minixug.hobby.nl)

-b-b-


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