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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
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dennison@telepath.com (Ted Dennison) writes:

> The most popular computer game of all time, Doom has sold more than 2
> million copies. But that only hints at its popularity. As many as 20
> million shareware versions are installed worldwide - unregistered but
> perfectly legal copies, distributed free with id's blessing. 

I thought "shareware" meant that the software is *not* free (neither in
the beer nor speech sense), but that payment is on the honor system
(try it out, and if you like it and intend to use it long term, send in
some money).

- Bob