For crying out loud

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Jim Scott

I have been a regular to this ng for some time.
I come here looking for programs for which:
a) I pay nothing
b) contains no spyware
c) does not defraud someone who normally would sell the product.

If it contains ads, registration, donation, limitation etc. that's my
problem not yours.
So let's review and use some freeware and stop f'in' carping.
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I have been a regular to this ng for some time.
I come here looking for programs for which:
a) I pay nothing
b) contains no spyware
c) does not defraud someone who normally would sell the product.

If it contains ads, registration, donation, limitation etc. that's my
problem not yours.
So let's review and use some freeware and stop f'in' carping.
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Easy there Jim - don't want to blow a cork. I agree with you completely
on this. The poster should say," example.exe contains ads and
registration is required " or words identifying its status and then its
up to the rest of us to download or bypass.
POKO
 
Jim Scott said:
I have been a regular to this ng for some time.
I come here looking for programs for which:
a) I pay nothing
b) contains no spyware
c) does not defraud someone who normally would sell the product.

If it contains ads, registration, donation, limitation etc. that's my
problem not yours.
So let's review and use some freeware and stop f'in' carping.
--
Jim
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Tyneside - Top right of England
To email me directly:
miss out the X from my reply address
Visit http://freespace.virgin.net/mr.jimscott
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By your definition of "freeware" if I had to endure an hour sales promotion
to use the software it would qualify. No thanks.

Thank you for the freeware police,

Dave H.
 
By your definition of "freeware" if I had to endure an hour sales promotion
to use the software it would qualify. No thanks.

Thank you for the freeware police,

Dave H.
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Huh? You read the post and it says example.exe contains
registration/adware/whatever. You then decide what to do. Where does the
one hour sales promotion coome in?
POKO
 
Easy there Jim - don't want to blow a cork. I agree with you completely
on this. The poster should say," example.exe contains ads and
registration is required " or words identifying its status and then its
up to the rest of us to download or bypass.
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Now wouldn't that be simple and wonderfully useful!! :-)
 
Keenan said:
Easy there Jim - don't want to blow a cork. I agree with you
completely on this. The poster should say," example.exe contains ads
and registration is required " or words identifying its status and
then its up to the rest of us to download or bypass.
POKO
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That's the sanest & simplest approach to this whole issue... the one
I've advocated every time I've chipped in when this flares up. The most
important thing is to QUALIFY with such relevant info. Consistency in
restricting posts to various levels of "purity" is just not possible.
Far better to put the policing efforts to work in checking up on posted
software, and following up with the appropriate extra info, as well as
telling the OP to do the same in the future.
 
That's the sanest & simplest approach to this whole issue... the one
I've advocated every time I've chipped in when this flares up. The most
important thing is to QUALIFY with such relevant info. Consistency in
restricting posts to various levels of "purity" is just not possible.
Far better to put the policing efforts to work in checking up on posted
software, and following up with the appropriate extra info, as well as
telling the OP to do the same in the future.
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Well said. That makes a lot of sense.
 
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