Another suggestion for next release

[Steve Lamb]

Thursday, September 30, 1999, 4:06:43 PM, Agents wrote:
> But I did not say "focus on new users", did I? I said "emphasize" which is
> different.

    I took the two as synonymous.

> Paying a small annual maintenance fee is reasonable if the users are offered
> enhancements, bug fixes etc.

    In your opinion.  I can say that *I* don't find it reasonable in the
slightest after my nothing-but-positive experience with Linux.  I can be
pretty sure that it wouldn't fly with all of the free clients out there that
are already providing timely updates/fixes.  In fact, I can't think of any
software in this day and age that has such a draconian practice outside of
Microsoft's eternal upgrade cycle.  A cycle, I am quick to point out, that is
causing a lot of anger in the user community.

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