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From: louie@sayshell.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos)
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Subject: Re: Really funny jokes being missed
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In article <7moR331w164w@mantis.co.uk> mathew@mantis.co.uk (CNEWS MUST DIE!) writes:

>I fixed the broken software I was using as soon as I found out about the
>error. I would expect anyone else to do the same. THE POINT is that I didn't
>find out about the error for weeks, because C News made no attempt to tell me
>that I had failed its unnecessarily stringent requirements.

Just two pointa after following this wonderful discussion:

 * What the #$^&* do you want for free?  Just what does anyone pay for
 cnews that justifies demands upon the authors to change fundmaental
 design decisions on their part?  cnews works better than some software
 that I've actually paid money for.

 * If you feel so strongly about the problems that cnews has, why not fix
 it yourself, and offer to distribute your version to sites on the net that
 are run by folks that agree with your point of view.  You certainly seem to
 have the time to do this based upon the volume of your articles that seem
 to say pretty much the same thing over and over again.

I know how difficult it is to package up software in a form suitable
for distribution.  We should be thankful that Henry and Geoff have
gone to this much trouble to share their effort with the rest of us.
I suppose that if you don't like the way this USENET is run [by
consensus, sort of], then go off and start your own.  I for one am tired
of hearing pot shots at positions and opinions that have been clearly
stated on many occasions.