For years I have run a BBS (Bulletin Board Service) and have been a member of the Trialware Professional Association. That website at current count has allowed on my dime the download of 85,632,109 Shareware Programs. That is in a 15 year time spread from the days of dial-up systems to modern Internet based BBS systems.
So what do I get in e-mail today from the TPA
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I regret to inform you that your membership in the Trialware Professional Association has been terminated.
This is due to your use the term “shareware” on your site. As you should know a driving force of the TPA is to disuade people from using this term.
Consider re-applying for TPA membership when you agree with the TPA mission and rules.
http://www.trialware.org/mission.html
Please do not reply to this message. Due to lack of volunteers replies cannot be returned. Questions should be asked on the TPA newsgroups.
Regards
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Apparently this is some new policy in place like I really knew that this was part of their mission statment. I probably visit there site like once a year. It is obvious that shareware authors are getting sensitive to the word SHAREWARE. Here is what I am going to do I will systematically remove every TPA members files from my website and never again will I apply to be a TPA member. Getting all upset over the word SHAREWARE, hello. Probably the website administrator was still wearing diapers when the term was coined.
There are a lot of sites that are starting to get snotty…remember when they used to beg people to sign up…success breeds contempt…SCREW THEM!