> Once 1.99l is out, we'll let people try it out for a few days to make
> sure it's stable. It appears that it will be substantially more
> stable than 1.99k on certain system configurations, but we've been
> wrong before. Then we'll coordinate with volunteers to get the latest
> version uploaded to Compuserve, AOL, etc. We plan to hire someone to
> perform this task, but until that happens it would be nice to have
> volunteers help us upload up-to-date demos to the appropriate places.
Okay, I figured you wanted to wait until 1.99l. I will be happy to upload DOS, Linux, and Nextstep versions to CompuServe, but I would like to be reimbursed
for the cost of downloading them from the Internet to begin with (at least the
DOS and Nextstep versions which I don't use). Fortunately my Internet provider
is very inexpensive so it'll probably be only a couple of bucks, and of course
uploads to CompuServe are free.
As for the shareware registration forum, it would be very well suited for
distributing registration fees, from my understanding. I will find out more
info tonight, but basically what happens is that the shareware fees are added
to the user's regular CompuServe bill, and the vendor receives the payment
and can make arrangements to distribute either a full version on disk or
E-Mail a registration key.
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