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From: shaunc@gold.gvg.tek.com (Shaun Case)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: shareware
Message-ID: <2216@gold.gvg.tek.com>
Date: 23 Apr 91 23:52:13 GMT
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Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA
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Jeff Miller writes:
>I have written a program (which I won't mention the name of
>yet...) that works and looks EXACTLY like an available program.  The
>difference?  The program that is available right now is shareware, and does
>not include source.  The program that I wrote I want to distribute for free
>and include the source.  Does anyone think I will have a problem, seeing
>how my program looks and acts like the other one, and yet I won't charge 
>plus I am including source?
>

I say distribute it.  I am working on a similar project in my spare time.
(What little there is) only mine is an improvement.  (In my opinion, anyway.)
Free software is always a Good Thing, and when it comes with source, it's 
even better.  If you are paranoid enough, just put it in the public domain,
and don't put your name on it.  

Shaun.