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Subject: Re: Programmers who refuse to share their programs

Author: Bella Freud

Date: 11:39:06 11/14/99

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On November 14, 1999 at 13:53:49, Alexander Kure wrote:

>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

That would be too personal and therefore inappropriate. My preference would be
to keep any such discussion general.


Bella




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