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Subject: Re: Programmers who refuse to share their programs

Author: Bella Freud

Date: 14:42:59 11/14/99

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On November 14, 1999 at 17:37:07, Alexander Kure wrote:

>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

Dear Alex,

I am very sorry if I have offended you, or any other person. I do try to think
in general and I was not speaking trying to make a target. I will try and
remember that everything here can be taken personally by someone.


Bella




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