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From: johnc@haddock.UUCP
Newsgroups: sci.crypt
Subject: Re: Stopping Trojans
Message-ID: <448@haddock.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 23-Apr-87 11:08:38 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 23 11:08:38 1987
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Reply-To: johnc@haddock.ISC.COM.UUCP (John Chambers)
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In article <606@zaphod.UUCP> dick@plx.UUCP (Dick Flanagan) writes:
>In article <1007@ubc-cs.UUCP> andrews@ubc-cs.UUCP (Jamie Andrews) writes:
>>[...] as developers have no interest in producing products that will make
>>it safer for users to use PD software.
>
>What a total,
>              absolute,
>                       unmitigated,
>                                   crock of sh%#&!

Hey, instead of just hurling insults, how about giving some examples.  
I have one: There are many companies about (including this one) that
are moving to include the Usenet software in their libraries.  Why?
Well, it gives a noticeable added value to the product.  No more reason
is needed.

In some cases, Usenet is replacing a proprietary package.

As for flames about profiteering from a PD product, well, it's the
package that is sold, not the individual programs.  What the customer
buys is the convenience of not having to unpackage the mod.sources
files, do all the configuring, debug a few SEGMENTATION FAULTs, and
so on.  It could be well worth a little extra money (if you have the
sense not to accept most of the newsgroups. :-)

Have you seen the growing list of vendors that are announcing support
for Posix?

'Nuf said.

-- 
	John Chambers	(617)247-1155 <...!ima!johnc>
[The above opinions are my own; for a small fee, they can be yours, too.]