[Milsurplus] [armyradios] Manual Archive

[J. Forster]

> John,
>
> 	A couple comments for thought...
>
>
>> My original idea was to use the manual archive as a honeypot for Group
>> membership, but Watt morphed that into requiring Group membership for
>> access. The password thing came from seeing manual CDs being sold on
>> eBay
>> by people just downloading free manuals, making CDs, and selling them.
>>
>>
> if they are easily accessible, free and everywhere, there is no market for
> CD's.  Especially when high speed internet is so common... for those few
> people without highspeed or inability to search google.. the cd is a
> service..
>
> point here is EASY ACCESS..

At the time, HS web access was not so common. The idea of someone
profiting from someone else's effort is/was not that appealing either.

>> I have ALWAYS taken the position that FREE MEANS FREE. Period. No
>> strings.
>>
>>
> PERIOD.. FULL STOP!... yes i agree
>
>
>> Sometime thereafter, there was a Chinese 'member' who wanted hundreds of
>> manuals. As a response, the ISP restrictions and longer passwords were
>> implemented, as well as additional hoop-jumping and download limits.
>>
>
> so what? i mean why do they not get the ability to have them also? who
> cares?
>
>
> Finally i have to question the ultimate motivation here... because it
> obviously isnt "preservation" or "education"... since they limit both of
> those to the "chosen few".  It sounds a lot like the way many HAM "elmers"
> have gone, "you your arent in our club, then you cant have any knowledge
> we have..." which translates roughly to....

Yes, but you don't need to tell that to me.

> "if you didnt struggle to learn CW at 20WPM, know (by natural intelligence
> and experience) what tubes are, or have used the set in the war, then you
> dont qualify..."
>
> as a 40 year old who loves old stuff, i fight this every single day... you
> are to young to learn this, because you arent old like we are...
>
> its EGO plain and simple...
>
> Chris ---[sorry for rant]... hit a nerve..

-John

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