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Subject: Re: Using PD binaries
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Date: Sat, 25-Apr-87 22:21:39 EDT
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Posted: Sat Apr 25 22:21:39 1987
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In article <8704241627.AA03826@yale-eli.arpa> ram-ashwin@YALE.ARPA (Ashwin Ram) writes:
>>  What could you say to someone who is afraid of using your posted programs
>>  because of the risk of blowing his system ?
>>  Nothing.
>Well said, Konrad!  I sure hope people DON'T stop posting programs just
>because there are guys out there who don't trust anyone else.  I use many
>-- Ashwin.

I agree too!
Ive honestly never heard of software destroying a production microcomputer.
There was the time when one Commodore software producer placed a slit on
one of the tracks of a disk which would never be accessed unless someone did
a disk copy (resulting in the destruction of the disk drive read head).
Outrage soon ended this practice.

Richard Werezak
carson@mcmaster.BITNET, uasst4@mcmvm1.BITNET
"Banished from UUCP by the year-end account sweeper.
 Exit stage right (ie. to the wings and BITNET)"