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From: andreess@mrlaxs.mrl.uiuc.edu (Marc Andreessen)
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Subject: Re: Top Dog - a sample IRIS Showcase document
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Date: 20 Mar 91 11:41:22 GMT
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In article <1991Mar20.100818.7843@itnsg1.cineca.it> root@itnsg1.cineca.it (Valter Cavecchia) writes:
>drw900@anusf.anu.edu.au ("Drew R Whitehouse") writes:
>>	If it's being bundled with new machines, and sold for the
>>price of the transfer media, why not make it available for ftp on
>>sgi.com along with other unsupported bit's and pieces ? 
>>							Drew.
>I agree with this statement. 
>	valter

Because Internet cannot be used for commercial purposes.  This
rule is bent regularly, but commercial software distribution would
probably be going a little too far.

Although it sure would be nice were this not the case... I'd much
rather deal with computer companies via email than snailmail or
over the phone.

Marc

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