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From: pip@pro-freedom.cts.com (David Pipgras)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: StuffIt Deluxe
Message-ID: <1990Sep3.182133.21115@clark.edu>
Date: 3 Sep 90 18:21:31 GMT
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Organization: Apple*Van - Apple Users Group of Vancouver, WA [206/253-9389]
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In-Reply-To: message from mdc@spt.entity.com

You guys raise some interesting comments, but, I must say (no flame intended)
that this is a seemingly pointless argument.

StuffIt Deluxe can work with the 1.5.1 archives, true enough. This allows
owners to create old or new file formats.

UnStuffIt Deluxe is available by many FTP so that non-owners can unstuff
files. This is exactly like 1.5.1 when Raymond Lau said "to use StuffIt, pay
me. If you don't want to pay for stuffit, use the unstuffit DA".

This is the same for Stuffit Deluxe.

If "competing" businesses want to create new utilities, let them. Apple demans
that you license it's products, as do just about every other commercial
product available. This is business. They want to make money from someone
else's ideas, then the SHOULD pay to use that idea.

As for the new/old file format debate, so what? Stuffit Deluxe can create
both, and the Unstuffit deluxe is available to you free of charge. Use it.


As the Macintosh software librarian of our user group, AppleVan, I have
converted all of our files available on our BBS to the new format. Why?
Becuase it saved a lot of disk space over the the 1.5.1 version, which is
extreamly valuable. In reducing the file size, it does now take less time to
up/download each file, and reduces time for everyone, both waiting and using.

If it at all matters, leave it to personal preference, the users who wish to
"Convert" will those who don't, don't.

Dave

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