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From: parkert@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (Tom Parker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: System Enhancement Associates, etc.
Summary: Screw SEA.
Keywords: tainted with PK's blood
Message-ID: <6322@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU>
Date: 6 Sep 88 03:12:36 GMT
References: <175@cix.UUCP> <1323@sun.soe>
Sender: netnews@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU
Reply-To: parkert@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU.UUCP (Tom Parker)
Organization: Oregon State University - CS - Corvallis Oregon
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In article <1323@sun.soe> dave@sun.soe (Dave Goldblatt) writes:
=Previously I had a lot of respect for Thom Henderson and SEA; they put
=out a lot of software to make people's lives easier.  Unfortunately, it
=seems they insist on a monopoly.  Sad, but that's the way it looks to
=me.
=
 Same feelings here!  SEA may drive off a lot of people with his tactics,
but ARC is unfortunately the standard for file compression on Fidonet, and
I doubt that is ever going to change(argh!).   Currently, whatever I do, I
WILL NOT be buying/supporting anything by SEA.
  
=These opinions are mine exclusively, although they may respresent the
=feelings of a LOT of Sysops and computer users.  Feel free to contact
=me at the electronic addresses below if you have comments.
= 
 In Region 17, there seems to be a few people who want to switch to zoo, but
not a whole lot.  Most people are saying "Gee, that's great, the best of ARC
and PKARC".  They forget that this speed is purchased with Phil Katz's 
(figurative) blood.  Somehow I can't see myself supporting future versions
of ARC.  I'm not sure if I'll toss it if uploaded or not.  I'm curious, if
Thom Henderson will get *any* money from people registering PKARC.  If not, 
I feel a strong urge to register it despite my lack of money right now!

Tom Parker
Internet:  jacobs@cs.orst.edu
FidoNet:   152/202 (Sysop)