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Subject: Re: Shareware Distribution
Message-ID: <1991May10.184450.1@wombat.newcastle.edu.au>
Date: 10 May 91 08:44:50 GMT
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In article <1991Apr17.134253.8931@bhpmrl.oz.au>, paulg@bhpmrl.oz.au (Paul Gallagher) writes:
> To change the subject slightly, has anyone out there had any good/bad
> experiences distributing shareware? I'm particularly interested in the
> level of user-response programmers have had in  various countries.
> 
> Australia apparently has a bad reputation as far as piracy etc goes,
> compared to the US and Europe, and after distributing a few programs
> nationaly with absolutely no response I'm prepared to admit it (they were
> good programs too - believe me!). How goes it in other regions?
> 

There is an Australian Association of Shareware Authors coming about in
Australia, fairly soon..

If your interested, drop me a line.

Tony