Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bbn!uwmcsd1!marque!gryphon!jdow
From: jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM (Joanne Dow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: zoo enhancements solicited
Message-ID: <2677@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Date: 22 Dec 87 14:01:05 GMT
References: <1631@van-bc.UUCP>
Reply-To: jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM (Joanne Dow)
Organization: Wizardess Designs
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In article <1631@van-bc.UUCP> lphillips@lpami.van-bc.UUCP (Larry Phillips) writes:
>
> >You're leaving out one large advantage.  Zoo is FREEWARE.  Not shareware.
>
> You are right, of course. This is a significant advantage, at least to
>some.
>
> >Of course, CIS has a problem.  Unless it has changed, the copyright file for
> >zoo specifically prohibits posting the zoo program to commercial services
> >that charge more than $7.00 an hour for 1200 baud.  That kinda leaves
> >CIS out in the cold.  Just an observation mind you, I have nothing against
> >CIS.
>
>  No, CIS does not have a problem. Apparently the author has a problem
>with CIS, whether it be with CIS in particular or networks that charge
>more than $9.00/1200 baud (I think) in general. 


Alas this includes BIX and SOURCE as well. I wonder what this gentleman has
against the higher cost services where his program might be of more value.
Meanwhile ARC is the main distribution medium and zoo is rather languishing.
Ah well - that's his prerogative. It'd be nice if he could post somewhere his
reasons for this.


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