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- Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!sol.deakin.OZ.AU!fulcrum.oz.au!steve
- From: steve@fulcrum.oz.au (Steve Taylor)
- Subject: Re: Hebcal 1.2 - a program for printing Jewish calendars
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.002644.21633@fulcrum.oz.au>
- Organization: The Fulcrum Consulting Group
- References: <1992Nov15.011253.16697@ncsu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 00:26:44 GMT
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- sandman@cray.csc.ncsu.edu (Mr Sandman) writes:
-
- >: DISTRIBUTION
- >: This program is SHAREWARE.
- >: I am NOT demanding payment for the use of my program, but writing
- >: this program DID take time. Feel free to send $10 to
- >: me at my US Mail address. (hint)
-
- >You do realize that this isn't likely to change any Jewish stereotypes...
- But then, what is?
-
- >Why the hell do you think *YOU* should receive any kind of compensation
- >for your program?
- Why not? Many people like to be paid for work they've done.
-
- >If you're going to post source code, then don't attach
- >any strings, plain and simple.
- Again, why not?
-
- >I've been reading comp.sources.* for
- >a long, long time now, and I've never seen anyone hint, let alone
- >blatantly say as you did, that users should send money.
- Certainly it's rare on comp.sources.unix - with other groups, I'm
- surprised you've never encountered shareware before.
-
- >Mr Sandman sandman@cray.csc.ncsu.edu
-
-
- Steve
- steve.fulcrum.oz.au
-