Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 02:42:50 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Craig Harding <crh@outpost.co.nz> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Stallman stalls again Message-ID: <15021.56714.10595.213153@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <3AADC096.DE27817@outpost.co.nz> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010311235053.00e26140@localhost> <20010305205030.G80474@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010305125259.00cfdae0@localhost> <20010305142108.A17269@marx.marvic.chum> <4.3.2.7.2.20010306011342.045fb360@localhost> <20010306081025.A22143@marx.marvic.chum> <4.3.2.7.2.20010306092612.00b79f00@localhost> <20010306174618.N32515@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010311230800.00e19bd0@localhost> <15020.28993.192354.986367@guru.mired.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20010312223234.0445f3a0@localhost> <3AADC096.DE27817@outpost.co.nz>
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Craig Harding <crh@outpost.co.nz> types: > Brett Glass wrote: > > > It is only the really big names, who > > >already command a large market, who tend to argue against things like > > >online reproduction. > > Not necessarily. Stephen King has implemented it with great success, > > in fact. > Actually, no, King's experiment has gone wrong, and much of the blame > lies with the specific implementation he devised. Some conspiracy > theorists have argued that it was designed to fail, but the more likely > explanation is that he simply doesn't understand the medium. I would argue that *nobody* understands the medium yet. That's why the publishers are scared stupid. They don't understand it, and are desperately trying to control it in order to preserve their profits. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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