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From: sdroppers@pbs.uucp
Newsgroups: news.software.anu-news
Subject: Re: RE: ANU-NEWS Version Control
Message-ID: <4984.25908f03@pbs.uucp>
Date: 21 Dec 89 13:06:27 GMT
References: <8912200348.AA21427@uunet.uu.net> <610.258f85d5@mdcbbs.com>
Organization: PBS:Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, VA
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In article <610.258f85d5@mdcbbs.com>, spain@mdcbbs.com writes:
> In article <8912200348.AA21427@uunet.uu.net>, munnari!csc.anu.oz.au!gih900@UUNET.UU.NET (Geoff Huston) writes:
>> NEWS does not share the one critical component to make this happen - a revenue
>> base.
> 
> I think PMDF is an excellent example of how NEWS could be maintained and
> distributed.  We would be very glad to support NEWS development costs by
> purchasing each release.  This is an idea whose time has come! :-)
> 
I feel very strongly that news should remain free, just like DECUS uucp is.  I
know this may mean we have some problems here and there, but it will make NEWS
available over a much greater range of systems.  If we really want to help
Geoff with News I think we need to put together the same sort of group as the
VMSNET working group, and keep NEWS "forever free".
-- 
Seton Droppers  -- "Anything that I say is my opinion and not my employer's."
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