Re: lynx-dev hidden links

[Duncan Simpson]

> In "Re: lynx-dev hidden links"
> [19/Jun/2000 Mon 14:32:27]
> Thomas Dickey wrote:
> 
<stiff snipped>
> 
> Ah, thanks for clearing that up.  The "possible exception" thing
> was just a guess, because these things often cost money and I
> thought there might be a little advertising to pay the bills --
> not for profit mind you, but just to break even.  I'm so inured
> to advertising now that these kinds of links are ignored and I
> forget I even saw them immediately [speaking of hidden links. . .].
> 

The word2x and checkps sites (at http://word2x.alcom/co.uk and 
checkps.alcom.co.uk, include a credit on the bottom of the front page and I 
lidy alcom as spnsprs of word2x (the usual prioce corresponds to roughly $300 
per site). The incremental cost is very small, of course. As a psot grad if 
anyone wants to pay me then I can use the money...

lynx is higher profui
> 
> > (Jim Spath does, I think, more to maintain the website, but actually there
> > are a number of people who do support for lynx-dev, though they're not
> > visible).
> 
> And while we're on the subject; Thank You All!
> 
> 
> [pasted-in from my original message, quotes added to avoid confusion]
> 
> > > But no-one's stopping you from doing it yourself if it's that
> > > important.  That's why it's called "open-source": if you know
> > > a little about programming you can do whatever you want
> [...]
> On second thought, even if you know absolutely NOTHING about
> programming you can *still* do whatever you want.  However, it
> may produce strange results. . .  ;-)
> 
> 
> 
>                         Patrick
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> 
> > (Jim Spath does, I think, more to maintain the website, but actually there
> > are a number of people who do support for lynx-dev, though they're not
> > visible).
> 
> And while we're on the subject; Thank You All!
> 
> 
> [pasted-in from my original message, quotes added to avoid confusion]
> 
> > > But no-one's stopping you from doing it yourself if it's that
> > > important.  That's why it's called "open-source": if you know
> > > a little about programming you can do whatever you want
> [...]
> On second thought, even if you know absolutely NOTHING about
> programming you can *still* do whatever you want.  However, it
> may produce strange results. . .  ;-)
> 
> 
> 
>                         Patrick
>               <mailto:address@hidden>
>  
> 
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Providign a free web site to a product like lynx might be attratcive to a 
commercial body seeking to generate good vibes in some areas of the internet 
community. This wualfies them as a "sponsor" of lynx in fre software databases 
and web sites based on them. The marguial cost is tiny and the apparent cost, 
as per the rpice list, moderately large.

A few people have put serious money into providing services for free sofwtare, 
in particular sourceforge (VA Linux, I think).

-- 
Duncan (-:
"software industry, the: unique industry where selling substandard goods is
legal and you can charge extra for fixing the problems."



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