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Subject: Re: minix - is this a sensible thought
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Date: Fri, 6-Feb-87 12:11:00 EST
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>/* Written 10:11 am  Feb  5, 1987
>   by mjranum@gouldsd.UUCP in mirror:comp.os.minix */
>>More to the point, suppose I make a version of uuclone and am willing
>to post it for beta-test, but do not want to give out sources ?  If it
>it a potential moneymaker, or the source files are *huge* and many,
>giving out binaries is a better bet anyhow, no ? I can think of several
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If the sucker is a potential money-maker, it is GROSSLY UNFAIR to force
the rest of us on the net to pay for your "advertising."

Sources are a universal language:  anyone and everyone can read them,
get ideas for ports to other systems, find bugs, etc. etc., and with
MINIX, claims of "but I can't compile that" are specious, right?

As for size, mod.sources has successfully distributed VERY large pieces
of software, all it takes is a little forethought and organization.

	/rich $alz, moderator of mod.sources
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