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From: ahaley@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Alexander Haley)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: (none)
Keywords: shareware
Message-ID: <710@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 5 Apr 89 03:52:27 GMT
References: <6401@bsu-cs.UUCP>
Reply-To: ahaley@jarthur.UUCP (Alexander Haley)
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA
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In article <6401@bsu-cs.UUCP> harry!hcx!netnews@ksuvax1.cis.ksu.edu 
>(Netnews account)
>>From: jms@hcx.uucp (Michael Stanley)
>Message-ID: <2140@cveg.uucp>
>Date: 29 Mar 89 18:04:20 GMT

writes:

>It seems to me that usenet is rarely NECESSARY to any company and for that
>matter to many schools and other such places which carry it. 

true, true

>Of course, those who pay for the network should have final say, but since
>the network is carried FOR its users, I think the first question should
>be what do the users want?  I think that we mostly hear the shareware
>haters and not the likers speaking out.  If it turns out that most of the
>users like having shareware present, THEN maybe we should ask those who
>pay whether they are willing to support this.  

I WANT shareware!

>I don't expect everyone to agree with me, but I hope I've at least
>presented things in a different light.
>
>
>	Michael Stanley		...!uunet!harris.cis.ksu.edu!jms@hcx

I agree with Michael!

Alexander J. Haley
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