Subj : Create message bases
To   : Marceline Jones
From : Kai Richter
Date : Sun Mar 07 2021 11:36 pm

Hello Marceline!

07 Mar 21, Marceline Jones wrote to KAI RICHTER:

 KR>> The split distribution allowed the user to decide if he wants to
 KR>> pay the phone cost for the transfer or not. Thus it was very user
 KR>> friendly.

 MJ> That is why there were local registrations sites in each region. Also,
 MJ> file distribution networks made these costs negligible.

File distribution networks pushed the files to the cheaper local area costs. But i still don't see the users need to download the documentation 3 times if they need the DOS, Windows and OS/2 version. This is at last a waste of resources, aka time and energy.

 MJ> By the time GoldED went open source, telnet BBSes were prevalent.

And? As i said before, in other countries we had to pay for every local call and telnet access means IP access and Internet flatrate wasn't there in POTS/NGN migration time.

 KR>> When golded went open source the voluntary code contributors
 KR>> continued those concept. Let me guess, they like coding much more
 KR>> than writing documentation. ;-)

 MJ> Not packaging their software properly shows they take no pride in
 MJ> their work.

I don't know what they take. But pride is not in the list of my guesses.

Regards

Kai

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