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From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: For fun or money?
Message-ID: <+Y=BKO8@xds13.ferranti.com>
Date: 18 Jun 91 21:36:04 GMT
References: <1991Jun15.172306.19724@uwasa.fi> <1991Jun15.222200.26041@cbfsb.att.com> <NELSON.91Jun16163515@sun.clarkson.edu>
Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva)
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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In article <NELSON.91Jun16163515@sun.clarkson.edu> nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu (aka NELSON@CLUTX.BITNET) writes:
> If they're not in it for the money, why are they asking for money?

Have you ever been to a flea market, SF Convention, Garage Sale, ...?

It's called "subsidising your hobby".

> Shareware is NO different from commercial, proprietary software -- it
> just uses a different marketing scheme.

If you don't want to help people subsidise their computer addiction, fine.
Don't knock 'em for it, lest you be knocked.
-- 
Peter da Silva; Ferranti International Controls Corporation; +1 713 274 5180;
Sugar Land, TX  77487-5012;         `-_-' "Have you hugged your wolf, today?"