>> No, you can't get all of them via the web.  As a matter of fact, some
>> authors stopped sending their files to places like simtel but still send
>> their files to us in Fidonet.

> What sort of software?

Software with source code included... of interest to programmers and users
alike.

> It must be aimed at a particular market/use to choose
> such a tiny distribution model.

Not really.

> What about their own web connected servers?

Some people don't have $$ to pay for servers.. I can understand that one.  This
guy I'm thinking of about can afford his internet connection, that's it.  His
software isn't "shareware" or "commercial". It's freeware.  And he's happy to
release source code.

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