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From: coy@ssc-vax (Stephen B Coy)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: A better reminder/cripple? (Was Re: Shareware is junk)
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Date: 7 May 91 23:58:41 GMT
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In article <1680@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu> pac@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (Michael Packer) writes:
>From article <1991May3.161211.2382@dsd.es.com>, by galt@baby.dsd.es.com (Greg Alt - Perp):
>> In article <1991May3.133447.21207@nmt.edu>, nraoaoc@nmt.edu (Daniel Briggs) writes:
>> Another idea I have been kicking around is to release a fully functional 
>> version, but give people something extra if they register.
>
>	this is the same thing...crippled means some functions
>do not work...your just rearranging the words...

With my ray tracer I've been thinking about buying a 386 specific
compiler to gain the extra 25% speedup available.  In case you
haven't noticed, 386 compilers are still a little on the expensive
side.  What I've been thinking about is releasing a verison compiled
to run on any system and only sending out the 386 compiled version
to those who register.  This would help offset the costs of the new
compiler.  Would you still consider this "crippleware"?  In fact,
since the 386 version wouldn't run on an 8086 or a 80286 it would be
the crippled version.

Another thought.  I've seen fully functional shareware where the
"registration bonus" is a copy of the source code.  What about this?

>               Michael A. Packer ==>  pac@cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu                  

Stephen Coy
coy@ssc-vax.UUCP

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