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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>What I really don't understand is why the
author wouldn't want to<BR>>release it, when he's been providing the service
to the community<BR>>anyway. And this is what others have been saying -
not that they have<BR>>a right, or even that the author should release it;
they, like me,<BR>>wonder: why wouldn't he?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good question. Maybe the author was/is willing to
release the code<BR>providing it remain a service to the community and 'free'
from<BR>profit and self-interest. Maybe nobody would step to the plate
and<BR>make such a commitment in trust.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Could be as simple as that. Nobody willing to
continue the project <BR>with the same ideals as the author. Some things don't
always have <BR>a price tag and others' have a hard time with the terms
'service' and<BR>'community'.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Opens a whole new perspective, doesn't it? People
are motivated to<BR>do things for different reasons. Someone couldn't believe
that I provided<BR>a service to hams all over the world without charging anyone.
Then<BR>again, we take it for granted that it's a God given right to tell
someone<BR>what is expected or how to run it. I think this is what Steve used
in<BR>an example about Dave Anderson. Who knows when enough is enough.<BR>I
guess when it's no longer any fun.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dick Stanich,
KB7ZVA<BR>APRSWest</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>