Subj : Create message bases
To : KAI RICHTER
From : Marceline Jones
Date : Sun Mar 07 2021 06:02 pm
MJ> Is there any reason why documentation is not included with the build ?
MJ> Is it due to some elitist programmer contempt for non technical end
MJ> users ?
KR> The split distribution allowed the user to decide if he wants to pay
KR> the phone cost for the transfer or not. Thus it was very user
KR> friendly.
That is why there were local registrations sites in each region. Also, file distribution networks made these costs negligible. By the time GoldED went open source, telnet BBSes were prevalent.
KR> When golded went open source the voluntary code contributors continued
KR> those concept. Let me guess, they like coding much more than writing
KR> documentation. ;-)
Not packaging their software properly shows they take no pride in their work.
