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From: art@felix.UUCP (Art Dederick)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Commercial software in comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Message-ID: <89495@felix.UUCP>
Date: 30 Mar 89 17:35:23 GMT
References: <89058@felix.UUCP> <6359@bsu-cs.UUCP>
Reply-To: art@felix.UUCP (Art Dederick)
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Organization: FileNet Corp., Costa Mesa, CA
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In article <6359@bsu-cs.UUCP> neubauer@bsu-cs.UUCP (Paul Neubauer) writes:
>Whatever is done, my opinion is that we must first and foremost protect the
>structure of the net.  If we allow impermissible types of postings, we may
>lose the net entirely, which would be far worse than losing convenient
>access to shareware.
>The utility of such software must
>be reduced by the very real risk that at least this newsgroup and possibly
>all netnews would be curtailed at some sites.

I agree with this as being the number ONE priority.  My only goal in
getting into this discussion in the first place has been to protect a
resource I find very useful.  As long as I don't have to wade through
megabytes of commercial software and posting of this commercial
software does not threaten my access to the net, I don't really care.
If a newsgroup could be provided, say
comp.binaries.share.{ibm,atari,...}, and c.b.i.p be restricted to PD
software (or "beg" software), then my site, and others like mine, can
receive what is non-commercial without worry.

Art Dederick (714)966-3618 ..!{decuac,oliveb,ucivax}!felix!art