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From: rainwatr@ucqais.uc.edu (Donald J. Rainwater)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: ZMODEM
Keywords: zmodem file transfer cheapskates
Message-ID: <1608@ucqais.uc.edu>
Date: 28 Feb 89 18:05:50 GMT
References: <1163@igloo.Scum.COM> <4700@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM>
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Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati Computer Center
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In article <4700@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM>, keithe@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson) writes:
> In article <1163@igloo.Scum.COM> bhv@igloo.Scum.COM (Bronis Vidugiris) writes:
> >I'm really tired of being 'nagged' by the program to send in my
> >'contribution', I personaly would prefer to use a true-blue public domain
> >program - or, if this is not available, shareware that is reasonably
> >discreete about 'asking' for contributions.
> 
> Well, wouldn't we all!  I'd like to go to the grocery store and fill up my
> cart full of groceries for free, too.  But I don't think the store manager
> is 'obnoxious' because he expects my money for his groceries!
> 
	Indeed, store managers do expect money from you for their groceries,
but they don't pop up at the end of every aisle of the store and remind you
to pay!

	Everyone knows the possible consequences of not paying.  In the case
of the store, you risk being arrested and going to jail.  In the case of
shareware, you risk the future of shareware.  If the shareware concept is not
supported, then it won't be a worthwhile avenue for the authors.

	While the developers may feel the need to remind users to register
their copy of the product, it seems a little overbearing to pop a window up
every few minutes.  It may be a little more appropriate (and less "obnoxious")
to put the registration request window up when the program starts only.

Disclaimer:  The opinions expressed above are mine alone.  The University of
	     Cincinnati may or may not share these views.  I support the
	     shareware concept for its ability to provide low cost, high
	     quality software to large numbers of users at low cost to the
	     author.  The above comments are NOT intended to discourage this
	     concept in anyway.


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Don Rainwater, University of Cincinnati Computer Center
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