On 17 Jan 2007 19:57:26 GMT, jacaranda <me@privacy.net> wrote in
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> Nicolaas Hawkins <grumpy.mole@t.large> wrote in
> news:g6iwgdsw0xct$.dlg@nrph.xnet.nz:
>
>> But then, Windows XP is not - and has never pretended to be - freeware
>> - so, this being the alt.comp.freeware newsgroup, is there an on-topic
>> point you are trying to make?
>
> Yes, my point was that we should not be recommending software that's for
> WindowsXP only. ;)
There is not any reason to not discuss or recommend any freeware that is
specific to any platform.
> This group is more than just about freeware. It's about freedom of
> choice (maybe that's not in our charter, but it's in our culture).
This group is about what the charter says it's about. Anything beyond
that is simply one man's opinion/interpretation.
> And clearly XP doesn't give us that choice.
Equally clearly XP, as such, is not freeware and is therefore off-topic.
>
> I'm only jesting. But only partly in jest.
Now, is there an *on-topic* point you are trying to make?