Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site aluxp.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!aluxp!szmanda From: szmanda@aluxp.UUCP (szmanda) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: Disk Backup on the Macintosh Message-ID: <204@aluxp.UUCP> Date: Sun, 20-Jan-85 14:11:05 EST Article-I.D.: aluxp.204 Posted: Sun Jan 20 14:11:05 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 21-Jan-85 04:06:17 EST References: <195@aluxp.UUCP> <183@gcc-opus.ARPA> <1941@sun.uucp> <197@gcc-opus.ARPA> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Allentown, PA Lines: 38 > In article <1941@sun.uucp> gnu@sun.uucp (John Gilmore) writes: > >In article <314159@foo.UUCP> bar@hack.UUCP (nUxi) writes: > >>I am posting a fast Unix dump program to net.sources. It seems to be able > >>to circumvent the permission bits on all of the disks I have tried to copy. > >> > >>This program, written by a friend, is being posted because of the recent > >>interest in backing up protected software. It is intended **only** for use > >>by persons who wish to exercise their legal right to produce archival copies > >>of software that they have purchased. It is **not* intended that this program > >>be used for unlawful purposes. > >> nUxi-matic > > > >As someone who makes their living off trade secret protected Unix > >software, I'm offended by your claim that this is "**not** intended > >that this program be used for unlawful purposes". > > > >Let's call a spade a spade. This program WILL be used to duplicate > >trade secret protected software, not always for backup purposes. > >Software WILL be ripped off by this program. > > > >I just had to set that straight. > > > >J C Gnu X-} > > Reading this over, I can't believe I sound that way. :-) > -- > > J Bradford Parker > uucp: seismo!harvard!gcc-opus!brad > otherwise: what else is there ? > > "Say something once, Why say it again ?" > - David Byrne As the guy who started this exchange, I can't either. Peace, Chuck Szmanda aluxp!szmanda