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From: ngg@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM (Norman Goodger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: StuffIt in the trash!
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Date: 18 Sep 90 17:43:15 GMT
References: <1990Sep4.182943.22627@ccu.umanitoba.ca> <2829@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM> <1990Sep14.214853.3622@midway.uchicago.edu>
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In article <1990Sep14.214853.3622@midway.uchicago.edu> c3ar@zaphod.uchicago.edu (Walter C3arlip) writes:
>>	fashion capitolism to me... Course there are always going to
>>	be those that want something good for nothing. 
>>	   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>Yes, but as an archive keeper I *provide* something good for nothing!
>Hence, I object to someone else making a profit off of *my* work.  I
>firmly believe that public archives on usenet/internet should stick with
>compression algorithms that are in the public domain.
>
>--Walter
>
	I don't ever recall that just because Ray Lau published the
	format to Stuffit 1.51 archives means that its in the public
	domain. If you really want PD file formats, use Compress..`
	Now there is a fast and small archiver for you...:-)


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