I know that some of you youngsters think that the Internet began with the WWW and torrents, but you should really make the effort to learn about Usenet.
Maybe someone can host it on BBS, or we can get an IRC listserv going. š
Yeah holy shit you guys, Usenet is not that difficult to configure.
I donāt mind paying a few bucks now and then for access when I find something rare on there that is at risk of soon becoming too old to obtain, or will otherwise not be available by other sources. But I definitely have no intention of maintaining a monthly account with usenet providers. Has nothing to do with simplicity of figuring it out.
In the case of new, popular releases, I donāt think thereās anything wrong with patiently waiting (and politely requesting) access via other means that are not effectively behind pay walls. But I can see why it would go to usenet first of course.