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Subject: Re: Programmers who refuse to share their programs

Author: Alexander Kure

Date: 10:53:49 11/14/99

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On November 14, 1999 at 12:01:08, Bella Freud wrote:

>On November 14, 1999 at 11:14:19, blass uri wrote:
>
>>On November 14, 1999 at 11:03:22, Bella Freud wrote:
>>
>>>On November 14, 1999 at 10:45:17, blass uri wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I do not like the fact that people who worked hard for their programs cannot
>>>>earn much money from their programs because of crafty.
>>>>
>>>>Uri
>>>
>>>
>>>Is this the basis of the observable hatred of Mr Hyatt?
>>>
>>>
>>>Bella
>>
>>Maybe
>>I do not know.
>>
>>I believe that they could earn more from their programs without crafty but
>>I am not sure how much more.
>>
>>I do not know how many people do not buy commercial programs because of crafty.
>>
>>Uri
>
>Hi Uri,
>
>Which do you think has the greater effect:
>
>Folk downloading Crafty instead of purchasing a commercial?
>
>Wannabee commercial programmers using Crafty source as a means of getting going.
>Either by pirating the source and trying to hide it in their programs, or by
>getting an understanding that they would otherwise have had to struggle for?
>
>Existing programmers ripping off program coding ideas such as parallel?
>
>
>It is noteworthy that any wannabee commercial makes a major song and dance about
>his program beating Crafty in the few weeks before it is due for release.
>
>
>Bella


Can you base your last sentence on some facts and examples?

Greetings
Alex



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