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From: john.nospam@nospamassen.nospamdemon.co.uk (John McCabe)
Subject: Re: POLL: Would you use Ada more if...
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 11:25:20 GMT
Date: 2002-08-16T11:25:20+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3d5ce0d6.10373956@news.demon.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: J5vT+lyopZ+8@eisner.encompasserve.org

On 16 Aug 2002 05:25:00 -0600, Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
wrote:

>> Why commercially developed? I think people feel there is higher risk in
>> using "without commercial gain" developed packages.[The whole idea might be
>> in error, but if many people feel that way it will affect sales.]

>I favor the traditional business model for several reaons, none of which
>is dislike of Richard Stallman.  I look for something where one can just
>buy software (and updates if needed) without a "10 user minimum".  But it
>is crucial to me that software be available on CDROM not as a "download".

Just for the record, I agree. For many purposes is essential to have
something tangible such as a CD and installation manual.



  parent reply	other threads:[~2002-08-16 11:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 103+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-08-16  8:46 POLL: Would you use Ada more if Juha Valimaki
2002-08-16 11:25 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-08-16 11:11   ` Preben Randhol
2002-08-16 11:54     ` John McCabe
2002-08-16 12:44       ` Preben Randhol
2002-08-16 13:17         ` John McCabe
2002-08-16 13:23           ` Preben Randhol
2002-08-16 13:32             ` John McCabe
2002-08-26 18:00               ` Robert A Duff
2002-08-27  8:28                 ` John McCabe
2002-08-27 22:56                 ` Dmitry A.Kazakov
2002-08-27 18:23                   ` Anatoly Chernyshev
2002-08-27 19:24                     ` Jim Rogers
2002-08-28 14:53                       ` Anatoly Chernyshev
2002-08-28 17:07                         ` Jim Rogers
2002-08-28 17:38                           ` Darren New
2002-08-28 18:29                             ` Jim Rogers
2002-08-29  0:40                             ` Jerry Petrey
2002-08-28  1:41                     ` Robert Dewar
2002-08-28  5:52                       ` tmoran
2002-08-28 19:49                         ` tmoran
2002-08-28 15:05                       ` Anatoly Chernyshev
2002-08-28 20:24                       ` Dmitry A.Kazakov
2002-08-17  4:09             ` Adrian Hoe
2002-08-17 10:12             ` Robert Dewar
2002-08-17 10:57               ` Preben Randhol
2002-08-17 18:00                 ` Robert Dewar
2002-08-17 19:45                   ` Caffeine Junky
2002-08-18  3:41                     ` AG
2002-08-17 20:59                   ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-08-17 21:11                   ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-08-18  8:40               ` Preben Randhol
2002-08-19  0:50                 ` Robert Dewar
2002-08-16 13:33           ` Eric Merritt
2002-08-16 13:41             ` John McCabe
2002-08-16 13:51               ` Eric Merritt
2002-08-16 15:03                 ` Darren New
2002-08-16 15:24                   ` Eric Merritt
2002-08-16 16:26                   ` Robert C. Leif
2002-09-01 22:33                     ` henderson was no auteur
2002-08-16 15:31                 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-08-16 16:17                   ` Eric Merritt
2002-08-16 16:51                     ` Hyman Rosen
2002-08-16 18:03                       ` Eric Merritt
2002-08-16 18:45                         ` Hyman Rosen
2002-08-16 23:11                       ` Chad R. Meiners
2002-08-16 20:46                   ` Chad R. Meiners
2002-08-17  6:22               ` Simon Wright
2002-08-17 15:53                 ` Robert Dewar
2002-08-17 16:09                   ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-08-17 17:00                     ` Juha Valimaki
2002-08-17 21:05                   ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-08-19  8:28                   ` John McCabe
2002-08-16 17:03             ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-08-16 16:28               ` Eric Merritt
2002-08-19  8:30               ` John McCabe
2002-08-19 14:03                 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-08-16 18:27           ` Keith Thompson
2002-08-16 21:19             ` Juha Valimaki
2002-08-16 23:44               ` Chad R. Meiners
2002-08-17  7:49                 ` Juha Valimaki
2002-08-17 10:14               ` Robert Dewar
2002-08-17 12:43                 ` Juha Valimaki
2002-08-17 14:02                 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-08-17 14:03                   ` chris.danx
2002-08-17 19:04                   ` Point of Information was " Robert C. Leif
2002-08-20  0:17                     ` Robert Dewar
2002-08-17 20:20                 ` Richard Riehle
2002-08-17 10:11           ` Robert Dewar
2002-08-18  2:05             ` Keith Thompson
2002-08-19  8:25             ` John McCabe
2002-08-20 15:48           ` pontius
2002-08-16 16:58         ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-08-16 16:24           ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-08-16 17:38             ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-08-16 21:28               ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-08-17  4:04         ` Adrian Hoe
2002-08-16 11:25   ` John McCabe [this message]
2002-08-16 12:33     ` Preben Randhol
2002-08-16 13:19       ` John McCabe
2002-08-16 16:29         ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-08-18  1:52           ` AG
2002-08-19  2:34             ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-08-16 18:54         ` Randy Brukardt
2002-08-18 22:44           ` David Thompson
2002-08-17 10:16       ` Robert Dewar
2002-08-16 11:25 ` John McCabe
2002-08-16 13:38   ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2002-09-01 21:40     ` henderson was no auteur
2002-08-16 15:27   ` Juha Valimaki
2002-09-01 21:42     ` henderson was no auteur
2002-09-01 21:36   ` henderson was no auteur
2002-09-02 23:32     ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-09-03  2:33       ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2002-09-03  7:21       ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-08-16 14:00 ` Marin D. Condic
2002-08-19 17:10   ` Richard Riehle
2002-08-19 17:50     ` Marin D. Condic
2002-08-19 20:53     ` Juha Valimaki
2002-08-20  8:29     ` John McCabe
2002-08-20 16:04   ` Kevin Cline
2002-08-17 14:21 ` POLL: " chris.danx
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2002-08-28 17:43 Anatoly Chernyshev
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