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 MJ> Is there any reason why documentation is not included with the build ?
 MJ> Is it due to some elitist programmer contempt for non technical end
 MJ> users ?

 KR> The split distribution allowed the user to decide if he wants to pay
 KR> the phone cost for the transfer or not. Thus it was very user
 KR> friendly. 

That is why there were local registrations sites in each region. Also, file
distribution networks made these costs negligible. By the time GoldED went
open source, telnet BBSes were prevalent. 

 KR> When golded went open source the voluntary code contributors continued
 KR> those concept. Let me guess, they like coding much more than writing
 KR> documentation. ;-) 

Not packaging their software properly shows they take no pride in their work.

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