Re: SSII (was Re: Some copyright info to think about

[jeffr@bnr.ca (Jeffrey Robertson)]

In article <6i6hsq$a2a@gap.cco.caltech.edu>,
Todd P. Whitesel <toddpw@ugcs.caltech.edu> wrote:
>
>His whole point is that without comp.sys.apple2 there would be plenty of
>Apple II world left. That was my point as well, in a previous post.
>
>Usenet is certainly unique among online forums, but it is by no means a
>crucial community pillar or anything.

I guess it's a matter of perspective.  Sure, there'd be other resources,
but as far as I'm concerned, I'd be out in the cold.  I do not belong
to any pay service, and never will.  csa2 is my sole mechanism for
keeping up-to-date on the A2, and if it went away, I'd be sad, but
wouldn't try to replace it.

I read USENET at work when I'm waiting for something (like right now; I'm
waiting for our defect tracking software to come back online).  I don't
want to spend the time at home dialing into something, and paying for
the privilege of doing so.


I wish csa2 had less flaming about piracy, but with a threaded newsreader
I can avoid it easily if I choose.  (Sometimes I pop into one of those
threads.)  I'm glad it exists, though, and would miss it if it died.
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Jeffrey Robertson                    | jeffr@nortel.ca |   N  O  R  T  E  L
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