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25-06-02, 02:12 PM | #1 |
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Would you pay $$$ to jump the queue?
These guys at Soulseek can pay $5 a month for "privileges".
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25-06-02, 02:36 PM | #2 |
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I guess it's better than 'we're poor starving p2p programmers, give us money'.
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25-06-02, 02:58 PM | #3 |
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they forgot one thing. all those privileged downloaders are getting their files from someone, and that someone is probably a non-privileged uploader. as this is a fine way to create bad feelings within the community (you can upload from me without waiting but I can’t from you etc), i'd steer away from this sort of practice. it goes against the spirit of file sharing and will lead to fragmentation as well. besides, for a few more bucks you might as well be an riaa sanctioned site. no thanks.
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25-06-02, 08:26 PM | #4 | |
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spratt........u always say these things so well.
i agree. Quote:
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26-06-02, 08:04 AM | #5 |
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I'm using soulseek almost constantly now, its always crashing but I love the content ...
The programmer, nir, needs the money for food, rent, bills ... all the things he prolly skimped on while coding the client ... But I won't be contributing soon ... Aside from the fact that I've got no money , I was pretty close to becoming an audiogalaxy gold member last month (I held off for financial reasons) ... and thank fuck I didn't. And Audiogalaxy was a p2p heavyweight. If I have some money this winter and soulseek is still around and I'm using it as much as i am now, I may contribute. I'd much prefer to install a server client on my machine and contribute that way, but if the server needs a few dollars to keep operating, I wouldnt mind. It will still be a risky bet, tho.
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26-06-02, 08:12 AM | #6 |
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I wouldn't, but if there are others that would, thats their choice.
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26-06-02, 08:18 AM | #7 |
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paypal is great and neutral to support your favorite p2p author. it's always an option.
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26-06-02, 11:40 PM | #9 | |
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seriously, if the only problem is getting money to a prefered author, then that's not much of a problem at all. - js. |
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27-06-02, 01:38 PM | #10 | |
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