You know, I think these folks may have overstepped themselves.
First, Arachne is not *completely* free.
Second, I wonder if Michael gave them permission to say it was, and
whether he gave them permission to put the software on *their* server
rather than linking to his.
That they don't pay attention is obvious, with that "win3.1"
designation.
Reading what they have to say, it's obvious they don't know squat about
the program. They claim it is dozerware compat, and bitch ... when it's
"DOS but can be used in dozerware DOSbox" ...
I think their blurb does more harm than good for Arachne ...
l.d.
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On Sat, 24 Feb 2001 09:27:12 +0000, Ron Clarke wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> Arachne has been added to the Completely Free Software collection.
> The following is cut from their regular newsletter:
> ---------- Start quotation --------------
> COMPLETELY FREE SOFTWARE
> Arachne v1.70 -- DOS (suitable for Windows)
> Arachne is a graphical Web browser which runs on DOS compatible
> operating systems and includes freeware PPP dialer, WAV player, etc.
> Optional downloads include MPEG video player, AVI/Quicktime/MPEG3
> multimedia player, TELNET client, and 'skins'. Available in both DOS and
> Linux formats, Arachne for DOS is still quite Linux-like in its setup
> and documentation and is not as straight forward as most Windows-based
> browsers. We couldn't properly review it because our hardware (a
> Windows-only dial-up modem) was not compatible with this program. Unlike
> most Windows-based browsers, Arachne needs to dial up its own PPP
> connection, which is why our modem was unacceptable. For people with the
> right hardware (just look at your modem box or documentation) this
> browser makes a real alternative to IE and Netscape. Small and fast, it
> is not weighed down with the dross of most Windows programs and lacks
> nothing as far as its GUI (graphical user interface) is concerned. The
> setup is, unfortunately, not quite as easy but given time, and a good
> read of the documentation, you should soon have it configured. We were
> disappointed that we couldn't put Arachne through its paces properly and
> look forward to doing so in the future. Access this 989kB download from:
> http://www.completelyFREEsoftware.com/internet_related_w31.html#archn
> ^^^
> -------- End quotation ------------ ???
> Not sure why they think it should be in the Win3.1 section tho'.
> Regards,
> Ron
> Ron Clarke http://homepages.valylink.net.au/~ausreg/music.html
> -- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Versatile Internet Client
-- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
