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Subject: Re: Why is ferret not freeware or shareware now? nothing to protect!?

Author: Peter Skinner

Date: 11:52:19 07/04/05

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On July 04, 2005 at 12:59:18, I Hart SanQuentin wrote:

>Ferret;s own words "I could have been a contenda!"  No more though the chance
>has been blown, all kinds of amateur programs can eat ferret alive, now it's not
>sellable it'd not even a name anymore.  Release Ferret don't let it live out
>it's final days in slavery on Bruce morelands back up harddrive.  Let it roam
>and have a family get to play with some kids or something.  Free that slave, it
>has no commercial value it's old and done for.

Ferret isn't washed up, in fact I have been hearing rumours that Bruce has
almost completely re-written it to improve the search speed and has added some
very interesting pruning ideas.

I have also heard that Ferret may enter the next CCT on ICC. :)

Peter



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