Re: But a permanent archive! (update)

[irsman@iastate.edu (Ian Schmidt)]

In article <1993Apr23.161352.12284@freenet.carleton.ca> aa382@Freenet.carleton.ca (Marc Sira) writes:
>
>In a previous article, archm@pro-scat.cts.com (Arch Mirrielees) says:
>
>>After we "do-gooder folks" (let's call ourselves Founders) ante up enough
>>cash to get this thing set up, why not restrict access to only those who
>>pay a one time enrollment fee of, for example, $10?
>
>I'm not big on this, though I'm interested to see what the majority opinion
>might be. I imagine I'd get my money's worth for the $10 or $20 initial

I'm not big on this either...

>>Then, use those additional funds to buy shareware programs that the
>>program authors would license the A2 Archive to give out as freeware to
>>its subscribers?

>Dunno, I think most would say that kinda circumvents the purpose of
>shareware. Again, any particular shareware author might disagree though...

This shareware author agrees with you 816% ;).  That would completely ruin
the entire point of SW.

>Marc Sira                  |
>aa382@freenet.carleton.ca  |  "Your god drinks...p-p-peach nectar."



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