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From: gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari
Subject: Re: Megaroids.prg (uuencoded)
Message-ID: <417@hoptoad.uucp>
Date: Thu, 9-Jan-86 22:30:43 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan  9 22:30:43 1986
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Summary: Please post sources in net.sources!

Please do not post sources or binaries to net.micro.atari.
There are several reasons for this.

Sources belong in net.sources because many sites automatically
archive them.  If you don't put them there, they will expire out of
net.micro.atari in a few weeks and be gone.

Also, sites that can't afford large phone bills can subscribe to
net.micro.atari but not to net.sources.  You are costing them money
they can't afford by ignoring the posting guidelines.

Lastly, [and this part is personal opinion] I object to the posting of
binaries anywhere, including net.sources.  If the program is public
domain, where are its sources?  You mean the *binary* is public domain
but the source is proprietary???  Why can't I fix a bug in it if I find
one?  Why can't I convert this public domain program to run on my Sun?
I'm collecting a lot of PD software for the GNU project, which aims to
reimplement Unix in the public domain.  However, binaries for 520ST's
don't do the project (or the world) much good.