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From: lemke@radius.com (Steve Lemke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: The situation on apple.com
Message-ID: <1423@radius.com>
Date: 19 Mar 91 18:47:34 GMT
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wieser@fsd.cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Bernhard Wieser) writes:

}What about...
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}1) it hasn't been released yet (or)

This would usually fall under the same category as (2) below, since unreleased
things are often shipped to registered developers.

}2) it's only avail. to registered developers (or)

This one is easy.  Nobody said that all files had to be available via the
usually ASSUMED _ANONYMOUS_ ftp.  There's not really any reason why ftp
couldn't have a list of logins for registered developers.  That way, you
sign in as whoever you really are, and you get access to things based on
who you are.  Yes, this takes some time on apple's part, but then that's
what they are trying to officially receive some authorization to do - spend
someone's time on setting up and maintaining this thing.

}3) you have to buy it (i.e. through APDA)

I think sometimes this is only so you can get printed docs and pay for the
cost involved in APDA getting the stuff to you.  APDA stuff should be made
available electronically (via FTP) for those interested (and maybe only
registered folks, who knows?).  I don't know if this would fly, but it
might...
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