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From: gcarter@globey.cs.wisc.edu (Gregory Carter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Boycott 68040 upgrades that include Lotus Improv
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Date: 31 Oct 90 01:26:15 GMT
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I think the key to the Lotus fiasco is the point that, we as software
designers MUST use reusable materials to be able to economically produce
software.  You cannot do this within the copyright system.  Its impossible.
Either licensing fees will kill you or the legal fondu will surely make it
impossible to make a profit.

This is very serious.  If you look at the history of software development,
eveolutionary, incremental development is the key to advancing our science.
May I remind you people that Mach wouldn't exist without Unix.

I am still an undergrad, and I have been having second thoughts about
writing software for money hungry grubbing people like Lotus or anyone else
I may end up working for.  I really hate reading about this kind of stuff
and have been considering a degree in GARDENING instead of Computer Science.

I want to write software, not reinvent the wheel, OR STUDY LAW.

Gregory

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