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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