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From: root@polari.UUCP (The Super User)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: Shareware on usenet:  A Poll
Summary: Poll result posting & clarification
Keywords: shareware poll
Message-ID: <1364@polari.UUCP>
Date: 8 Mar 90 22:23:00 GMT
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Organization: Seattle Online, Public Access Unix (206) 328-4944
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  To answer a couple of questions that I've gotten and to make sure that
people understand what's going on:  

   This is a poll.  It has no validity other than as an informational
tool in the discussion of shareware on the network.  I am not usenet;
I am an individual who is tallying opinions of other individuals on the
network.  

  When we get to announced date (march 15th) I will write a short (2 pages or
less) summary, breaking down the number of respondents, who they were,
and what each persons opinion is  and a paragraph or two commenting on
suggestions people have made.

  Currently the raw data is >100K in length, and in the interests of 
conserving net bandwidth, I'm not going to post the raw data; but I will
mail it to whomever is interested PROVIDED that you send me email AFTER
the 15th of march requesting it.  

  Understand that I may quote you publically if your viewpoint is 
representative of some significant percentage of respondents.   Rather than
skew the poll, I am not going to mention the results until the end of the
comment period. 

Brevity is appreciated.  Take a few minutes and make your point in as few 
words as possible.