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From: tp@mccall.uucp
Newsgroups: news.software.anu-news
Subject: Re: RE: ANU-NEWS Version Control
Message-ID: <1922.25a0d218@mccall.uucp>
Date: 2 Jan 90 16:08:55 GMT
References: <8912200348.AA21427@uunet.uu.net> <610.258f85d5@mdcbbs.com> <4984.25908f03@pbs.uucp>
Organization: The McCall Pattern Co., Manhattan, KS, USA
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In article <4984.25908f03@pbs.uucp>, sdroppers@pbs.uucp writes:
> 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.

>> We would be very glad to support NEWS development costs by
>> purchasing each release.  

> I feel very strongly that news should remain free, just like DECUS uucp is.

Many sites (mine) couldn't convince management to pay for it. I don't use
PMDF anymore either. Luckily DECUS uucp came out and I made the switch.
Other than money, the other thing that will work is more involvement. If
people want something bad enough, they'll write it and mail it to Geoff,
rather than just asking him to do it. 

The unix news software (various flavors) is all free and is maintained
quite well, with good documentation and excellent version control. It also
has more people working on it.
-- 
Terry Poot (800)255-2762, in Kansas (913)776-4041
The McCall Pattern Company, 615 McCall Rd., Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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