Author: Detlef Pordzik
Date: 17:24:24 01/12/98
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On January 12, 1998 at 18:49:25, Larry S. Tamarkin wrote: >Hey! What is going on here? > Of course not buying Rebel9 >would have been a great disservice to Ed Schroder and his Rebel company, >but still, FREE is a great deal!, and not every one feels that chess >companies should be rewarded for their fine efforts, like I do. >Of course not buying Rebel9 >would have been a great disservice to Ed Schroder and his Rebel company, >but still, FREE is a great deal!, and not every one feels that chess >companies should be rewarded for their fine efforts, like I do. At first sight one could easily understand this - and you gave Ed the respect, his work really deserves.... but : sorry - the essence ain't logial ( to me....) Because - IF there would have been no SCHRÖDER B.V. - working for years + years on advantage in commercial programs, beginning with them Rebell,Polgar + I can't remember all the names, starting on 65C02 with 5 MHZ.....leading into REBEL 6 + 7 + 8 +......9 - there would have never been the chance - to get a....DECADE 2.0 for free. Understand, what I'm tryin' to say ? Schroeders company politics - and I ain't no relative of his...:-) is really generous ! So, if all the - who knows - people would just download DECADE with a smile on their face - supposingly smiling would end sooner or later, 'cause there'd be no Schroeder left in the buisness....to make profit - he deserves - and keeping a heart for students or young dudes with little money or so. ( DECADE....) Because under these circumstances he can end his buisness - progs for free might be kind - and a hobby - they won't feed a family + employees - not to forget. MY opinion is - whilst respecting yours ...: I don't need no free program - nowhere nearly in the entire buisness, whereever, I get things of high quality for free - why especially here ? But - you, me, and all the other customers of Schroeder B.V.-who just pay their fair price for this great product....in the end help those - who CANNOT - by several means - afford a full product, eventhough they'd love to..... And this....makes ELVIS smile...... Keep on rockin' ElvisPCD@aol.com elvispcd@owl-online.de
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