Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!oliveb!felix!art
From: art@felix.UUCP (Art Dederick)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Commercial software in comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Message-ID: <88464@felix.UUCP>
Date: 22 Mar 89 23:49:28 GMT
References: <6191@bsu-cs.UUCP> <2967@looking.UUCP> <4981@cbnews.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: art@felix.UUCP (Art Dederick)
Organization: FileNet Corp., Costa Mesa, CA
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In article <4981@cbnews.ATT.COM> cbema!las@cbnews.ATT.COM (Larry A. Shurr) writes:
>Like Brad Templeton, I too disagree with Rahul's proposed "no
>commercial postings" policy (i.e., no posting of shareware with
>mandatory fees for use beyond an evaluation period).

So I take it you support the idea of Rahul and other moderators and
Usenet sites donating time and resources for the monetary benefit of
others without a piece of the action?  How about donating some of your
time and money to the effort?  Don't you realize that if we let this
continue, Usenet is subsidizing a commercial undertaking even if it's
just distribution and advertising, it's still a subsidy.  If we don't
nip this in the bud it may get so bad that the supporting sites may shut
down, then where will Usenet be?  Let them take their commercial
endevours to were they don't get a free ride.

Art Dederick
...!hplabs!felix!art
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