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On 2014-03-16, Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article <bom3nlFu6hnU1@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> If you'll recall, Brian (the author of Thoth) was also the author of
>> YA-NewsWatcher, which was based directly on NewsWatcher source code.
>> Initially YA-NewsWatcher was free; but later Brian decided to charge for
>> YA-NewsWatcher. Naturally, this was in violation of the original
>> author's intent, and after significant push back from both developers
>> and users, he refunded those sales. However, later, he released Thoth -
>> another NewsWatcher derivative, and *drum roll* charged for it.
>
> I don't remember him actually charging for Newswatcher per se. I _do_ 
> remember that he bundled it with some atrocious document viewer and 
> demanded that you pay for the viewer (but not for NW); he lambasted 
> anyone who didn't want to buy his stupid viewer (this was way after 
> Adobe Reader was launched). He really gave money back?

Reportedly.

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JR

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Re: Newsreaders Matti Haveri <nospam@here.invalid> - 2014-02-16 15:20 +0000
  Re: Newsreaders Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-09 23:47 -0700
    Re: Newsreaders Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-10 15:19 +0000
    Re: Newsreaders Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-03-10 12:17 -0700
    Re: Newsreaders <address_is@invalid.invalid> - 2014-03-16 04:24 +0000
      Re: Newsreaders Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-03-16 00:55 -0700
    Re: Newsreaders Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-03-16 08:14 -0500
      Re: Newsreaders Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-03-16 07:33 -0700
        Re: Newsreaders Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-16 10:47 -0400
          Re: Newsreaders Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-16 17:01 +0000
            Re: Newsreaders Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-16 13:34 -0400
              Re: Newsreaders Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-16 19:17 +0000
            Re: Newsreaders Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-16 20:18 +0000
            Re: Newsreaders Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-16 16:47 -0400
              Re: Newsreaders Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-16 20:59 +0000
                Re: Newsreaders Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-16 17:49 -0400
                Re: Newsreaders Matti Haveri <nospam@here.invalid> - 2014-03-18 20:23 +0000
          Re: Newsreaders dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-03-17 07:53 +1100
            Re: Newsreaders Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-16 17:58 -0400
              Re: Newsreaders Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-16 22:26 +0000
              Re: Newsreaders Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-03-16 16:09 -0700
        Re: Newsreaders Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-03-16 11:48 -0700
        Re: Newsreaders Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> - 2014-03-28 15:14 -0600
    Re: Newsreaders Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-16 12:21 -0500
      Re: Newsreaders Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-03-16 11:42 -0700

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