Author: Alexander Kure
Date: 14:37:07 11/14/99
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On November 14, 1999 at 14:39:06, Bella Freud wrote: >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 I think that your general accusations are inappropriate. If your preference would be to keep any such discussion general then leave out general accusations that are targeted against a whole group of people, otherwise better be prepared for some nasty questions about how to back up your generalism. By the way what are wannabe commercials? Same as wannabee accusators? Alex
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