Windows 95 Applications: An Open Letter to the Pirate Community
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Windows 95 is the biggest and most exciting development to hit the software
scene in years, and everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon.

Problem is - there is a lot of misinformation going around regarding the
labelling of releases.

In the past few months, I have seen many "Windows 95" versions of popular
Windows applications floating around, and have downloaded a number of them,
only to find that the bulk of them are NOT "Windows 95" versions, but simply
the latest version of a Windows 3.1x application.

WINDOWS 95 APPLICATIONS ARE 32-BIT APPLICATIONS.  They are completely different
from 16-bit applications, and Windows 95 users will want to avoid using 16-bit
applications as they seriously degrade system performance.  If you have a new
app to release, label it appropriately - if you're some lame ass group who
wants to get more recognition with all your "Windows 95" applications when they
turn out to be 16-bit applications, you're just going to show the world that
you can't tell the difference between 16 and 32 bit programs.

Despite the frustration at finding real Windows 95 applications, I'll continue
to release what I can (such as many Windows 95 betas, Plus Packs, Qmodem for
Windows 95, Bounds Checker, WinICE, Windows 95 Docs, the Windows 95 Gold, ABC
Flow Chart Beta for Windows 95, Micrographix Designer 6.0 Beta for Windows 95,
Picture Publisher Beta for Windows 95, and more) to the community at large -
the more quality and ACCURATELY LABELLED releases we have, the better it is for
all of us.
