That's all I have the honor to report about my project.
ZXNet echo conference «zx.spectrum»
From Andrew Savichev → To All 19 February 1998
Hello, Eugene Malkov!
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> EM> Due to the fact that the proposed projects were too utopian -
> EM> I offer mine to ALL:
What you propose has nothing to do with NETWORKS,
and of course I support it.
Think again about the task that your project does not solve!
1) How to enable authors to earn money on the products that they
will make for NETWORK subscribers?
2) As part of this software, network subscribers can “get a free ride”?
3) How can they get all this via the network, with home delivery and support?
>SN<= Join us, it’s a good idea.
This idea has nothing to do with network spektrumists :(
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>Sincerely, Alex from FFC COMPUTERS.
>
>>e-mail: as...@usa.net
Sincerely, Andrey Savichev/CGS
From Alex Letaev → To All 20 February 1998
AS> What you are proposing has nothing to do with NETWORKS,
AS> and I certainly support it.
In my opinion, this is an effective project, since it will not have to pay anyone
money for something incomprehensible, and those who do not want to pay will not receive the software
for free.
AS> Think again about the task at hand, which your project does not
AS> solve! 1) How to give the authors the opportunity to earn money on the products
AS> that they
AS> will make for NETWORK subscribers?
Since the majority of spektrumists who buy software still do not have
access to networks, networkers buy much less, imho in Moscow exactly
the same, the project is aimed at bringing software trading into a normal
civilized form, at prompt delivery of information from traders to to the most
end customers. Also, this project will provide an opportunity to sell their software to the authors most profitably, and at the same time receive the profit they need. Slava has already started something similar in Echo, and it seems to be working successfully. Have there been many applications for the purchase of FM from network users? I suspect that ner
much less.
To be more convincing, you can ask the authors to upload statistics on the sale of
software by city here.
AS> 2) As part of this software, subscribers of networks can “get a free ride”? 3) How
Network subscribers do not have to have software “for free”,if we want
the authors to continue to write software, earning at least something from it.
AS> is it all to be received via the network, with home delivery and support?
We will have to buy in the usual way, and via the networks receive operational
support, and communication with the owners of such software. Or another situation,
10 people paid for the software, received 100, of these hundred (since the software is unprotected)
ten more will sell it to others. As a result, everyone is happy except
the author, who received a small profit and is unlikely to want to write anything further.
From Eugene Malkov → To All 20 February 1998
As usual - freeware, it is freeware in Africa too. And you have to
pay for commercial software.
AS> 3) How can I receive all this online, with home delivery and support?
I will personally send you a parcel with delivery, okay? No additional
fee (this is the only way we try to work).