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From: clive@drutx.ATT.COM (Clive Steward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,news.groups
Subject: Re: Change Of Life (really free upgrades on net)
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Date: 7 Jan 88 18:40:40 GMT
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in article <3293@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>, saunders@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (kevin eric saunders) says:
>     Which brings to mind, why in the name of the Net Gods is a for-profit
> non-shareware software company (THINK) distributing software upgrades 
> across UseNet?  
> Irritated,
> kev

Dear kev --

Is it possible you didn't notice that the upgrades were:

    a)  free to all
    b)  of interest to a very significant number of the community


Netnews is supported for community benefit.  The reason (sole reason,
I assure you) why the bean counters haven't turned off the faucet on
Usenet so far, is that each part of the community very demonstrably 
benefits from the expertise and largesse of the other members.

Each in their own time.  Surely yours will come, if it hasn't.


Clive Steward