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From: mark@dmcnh.UUCP (Mark Roddy)
Newsgroups: net.mail
Subject: Re: Re: abuse of the net
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Date: Mon, 12-May-86 08:44:51 EDT
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> > 
> > Sure, let's let {ucbvax,ihnp4,akgua,hplabs,sdcsvax} pay so this guy can
> > play with his Atari.  After all, he can't afford it, but they
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > can.  In fact, why not just post the entire contents of the BBS to
> > the net -- then *everybody* can pay for the phone time.
> > 
> > John Gilmore  {sun,ptsfa,lll-crg,ihnp4}!hoptoad!gnu   jgilmore@lll-crg.arpa
> 
> 
> why not indeed ? i am in the process of implementing the recently
> posted automatic retrival program for mod.sources and i am
> considering included as much of the atari16 sources as i can get my
> hands on. since when is the purpose of the net changed from the free
> exchange of ideas and information ? i certainly believe that
> software falls into that catagory. 
> -- 

Gilmore is under the impression that the Atari is a toy, i.e. not a real
computer, and therefore not a candidate for the free exchange of information
on the net. I'm curious if he feels that the Mac, Amiga, and, what the hell,
the IBM PC should also not have net bandwidth allocated?