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From: root@polari.UUCP (The Super User)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: Paying for Shareware (Was: Re: v09i070: newsclip 1.1...)
Summary: Why!  Ross Got a Promotion!
Message-ID: <1326@polari.UUCP>
Date: 2 Mar 90 18:19:42 GMT
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Reply-To: root@.UUCP (The Super User)
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  No one speaks for the net.  Ross, I think you've gotten plenty of clear
opposition to your or anyone else's posting shareware on the network,
and everyone has agreed that the return rates are abomindable.  Stop
accusing the network of "trying to justify..." blah blah blah and just
drop it.  Yo are sending a clear message to thousands of net readers
that you're insensitive to a large segment (10%? 20%? 60%?) of the
folks who provide usenet to them, and that can't be helping the public
image of your product.  
  Yes, I carry shareware on my system, and yes, I do encourage it to be
downloaded --true also that I get a cut of the proceeds of any registration
fees earned by copies directly downloaded from my system.  Suggest that you
consider giving something of worth to the people who are helping you and
your assistant earn a living off of peddling paranoia and fear.