Posted by Greg N. on 10/25/77 11:26

Barbara de Zoete wrote:

> I don't like the 'get to be a member and participate' bit of Google
> Groups. You don't need to be a member to participate in usenet.

Many old-fashioned usenet servers require you to be some kind of member,
either through an ISP contract or through other means of registration.
For many usenet setvers, you even need to pay extra.

> Where did Google get the idea that they can use content
> created by _me_ and you and others to create a member
> database they call their own? That's no good.

Where did the old fashioned news servers get the idea that they can use
content created by _me_ and you and others and then charge you and me
and others to get access? That is worse, no?

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