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From: rjung@nunki.usc.edu (Robert Alley Jung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Shareware & Honesty (Was: Software (and other kinds of) copying)
Message-ID: <115@nunki.usc.edu>
Date: 23 Jan 88 02:00:58 GMT
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Reply-To: rjung@nunki.usc.edu (Robert Alley Jung)
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Excuse me, but I always thought the idea of shareware was, "Here's a PD program
I wrote, feel free to us it. But IF YOU CAN, send a donation. I don't demand
that you do, but it would make me feel better."

Whether you're a scumbag for getting shareware without sending a donation or
not doesn't seem to be the question. Rather, what IS the nature of shareware?
All the shareware software I've seen on the Ataris (PICSWITCH 0.7 on the ST
and GAUNTLET on the 8-bits come to mind) seem to impose the "Money is nice,
but not demanded" idea...

						--R.J.,
						New netter with big mouth
						B-)