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From: royt@gatech.CSNET (Roy M Turner)
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Subject: Re: Cleaning up net.sources.mac
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Date: Tue, 22-Oct-85 10:30:44 EDT
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Okay, there are good points on both sides of the issue, I suppose...I enjoy
seeing the shareware that comes past, and trying it out before deciding to
keep it or erase it, something that can't usually be done with regular 
commercial software...if the author puts the stuff on the net, I suppose 
you folks who are complaining about it being a commercial issue are justified;
if someone else posts it, though, I see no difference ethically between that
and recommending a commercial product--there is no gain for the poster at all.

Now, while we are on the subject, many of you have said things to the effect
that you don't know of any other newsgroups that are getting away with this
sort of stuff, ie, people making a profit.  How about the various and 
sundry .forsale and .jobs groups?  Selling something outright is not making
a profit??  Granted it's not "really" a profit, since most things on there are
for old cars, stereos, compters, etc., but how about the condos?  You don't 
think real estate is for profit?  Or is that all right, but posting software
with a dim hope of getting some money for it isn't?

Just thought I'd bring it up...go ahead, flame me--I don't get enought mail
anyways! :-)

Roy

PS--I don't post to either net.sources.mac or the .forsale groups, so the 
    only vested interest I have in the matter is acquiring decent software
    for my mac...