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On 29 Jun 04, at 8:51, Campbell, Robert D (UK Edinbu wrote:
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>
> Oms's announcement seems to have stunned
> everyone into silence. I guess it takes
> some time to understand the full implications.
>
> An announcement the other way (ie from free to
> asking a professional price) would probably
> have provoked some reaction by now.
>
I too have been amazed by the silence following the announcement. I even went so far as to check that I was still subscribed
to the list.
I applaud the Oms decision, and fervently hope it was not too late to have the intended effect. I'm only a lurker here at present,
as I make my living programming in other languages, and am presently too busy putting out fires to contribute much to this list.
But I'd like to think that when things ease a bit here, there will be a thriving Blackbox community that I might join. May the
Oms decision have that, and many other less ad hominen effects.
---JRG
John R. Gleason
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