Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site gcc-opus.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!teddy!panda!talcott!harvard!gcc-opus!brad From: brad@gcc-opus.ARPA (Brad Parker) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: Disk Backup on the Macintosh Message-ID: <197@gcc-opus.ARPA> Date: Thu, 17-Jan-85 12:55:54 EST Article-I.D.: gcc-opus.197 Posted: Thu Jan 17 12:55:54 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 21-Jan-85 02:33:37 EST References: <195@aluxp.UUCP> <183@gcc-opus.ARPA> <1941@sun.uucp> Reply-To: brad@gcc-opus.UUCP (Brad Parker) Organization: General Computer Company, Cambridge Ma (creators of Ms. Pacman) Lines: 33 Summary: 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