Re: Subscription to NASD CD-ROM (was: embedded ...)

[Joachim Achtzehnter <joachim@mercury.bc.ca>]

Yesterday, John C. Petersen wrote in an email addressed to linux-aviation@nl.linux.org:
>
> On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 10:29:18PM -0600, Keith Brown wrote:
> >
> > Now, I have no problem with an honest solicitation of contributions to keep
> > the data current, and if these contributions are not forthcoming, and the data
> > goes stale or disappears, well then so be it. But when people on this list
> > start talking about revealing the identities of downloaders to extort them, or
> > e-mailing guilt trips for downloading what was supposedly freely given, then
> > maybe they need to step back and take a look at what their motivations really
> > are.
> > 
> Whoa whoa.... Does a smiley face mean anything at all to you?

Have not downloaded the data and probably never will as it is of no
interest to me. Consider this as a word from a neutral observer.

The neutral observer thinks that people should make up their mind. Either
they want to form a small, private club of people who want to split the
cost among themselves and then share the proceeds within the same club. Or
somebody (an individual or a group) purchases a resource they would
purchase for their own use anyway, and make it available to others as a
public service.

If the private club is what you want, please don't pretend otherwise.

Joachim

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