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- On Fri, 25 Aug 1995, Bernie Doehner wrote:
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- >
- > Not sure if I said this before, but I am one of these people. I have a
- > big problem spending money on software in the first place, and even more
- > so on pre-production stuff. Once a Linux svgalib production level
- > version is out, I have no problem spending $50 (ed discount or
- > whatever), but if it costs much more than that, I probably would try to
- > get it pirated or buy one copy and split it between 2 or 3 of my
- > buddies.
- >
- > Bernie
- >
-
- WHAT??!!!! I just DON'T understand this! If Executor didn't exist, the
- only alternative would be to BUY A MAC. That is MUCH more that $50.00
- Therefore Executor is worth MORE than $50.00.
-
- It is this sort of thing that makes me recommend a copy protection scheme. I
- remember a interesting copy protection scheme my friend told me that he saw
- on his NeXT. He was 'trying' out an app. He changed the 'Registration'
- information on it. It changed properly. The next time he ran the
- program he saw his modem light up. The program was trying to e-mail the
- authors to tell them about an un-authorized copy. It even set up a cron
- job to repeatedly send it every day.
-
- Please people, if you need to use executor but can't afford it, then
- DON'T USE IT! The price is completely reasonable. Don't steal! If you
- you, may the bad karma come back and erase your hard disk and backups!
-
- I am a Linux user as well, Bernie. Remember that the GNU PUBLIC LICENSE
- and the FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION have NOTHING to do with software that
- doesn't cost any money. The 'FREE' that they refer to is your FREEDOM to
- access the source code and modify it.
-
- It costs money to develop and support software. Be fair.
-
- $50.00 is the cost of a few pizzas and beer! Do you eat pizza?
-
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