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From: Adam.Frix@p2.f200.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix)
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Subject: Re: Public Archive Format Issues
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Date: 29 Sep 90 22:01:18 GMT
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Laird Heal writes in a message on 25 Sep 90:

 >(You say, "If the file format was public, you could write your own."  I say,
 >the file format is Aladdin's.  If they don't want to make it public, that's
 >their choice.  I can choose to use it, or not, for reasons of my own.)
 >
LH>  Let's choose not to use it here, for reasons of our very own. 
LH>    
LH>  Even on the Macintosh, MPW tools allow me to enter the editor, 
LH>  pick up the  BinHex data, put it into a window or use the Worksheet 
LH>  to xbin just the  selection, and then automatically process 
LH>  that.  I would rather not give up 
LH>  this capability....


That's exactly my point.  If enough people take your point of view (and I remain
absolutely neutral on that issue), then Aladdin will be forced to handle things
differently.  I don't claim to pass judgment on your point of view as opposed
to any other.  I just say you can, for your own reasons, choose to use StuffIt
Deluxe or not.

--Adam--

 

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