Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84 chuqui version 1.7 9/23/84; site nsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!gatech!nsc!chuqui From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: New ideas on software piracy... Flames welcome. Message-ID: <3093@nsc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 02:17:13 EDT Article-I.D.: nsc.3093 Posted: Thu Aug 8 02:17:13 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Aug-85 03:37:21 EDT References: <419@gumby.UUCP> Reply-To: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) Distribution: net Organization: The Dreamer Fithp Lines: 27 In article <419@gumby.UUCP> foust@gumby.UUCP writes: > Public domain software is getting better and better. Often, >it comes with print-it-yourself documentation and source code. The >two PC programs I use most were free, (Kermit and CED) and they came >with long, well-written manuals. Most of the utilities I use are >public domain, too. Remember how all the old CP/M utilities migrated >to PC-DOS? Why won't this keep happening? I hate to throw water on the fire, but I've read a couple of reports that many people are re-thinking the shareware/freeware concept in the Macintosh market because of rather flagrant abuses. Apple is reportedly rather upset with the way some of the early Beta test stuff they were passing around to have tested (early versions of the disk based Macwrite, for example, and an interim version of the Imagewriter printer driver) without permission, and I read a report somewhere (Macworld? I'll have to look for my reference) that a number of shareware people are reconsidering because of the low response rate and problems with people taking shareware and removing or modifying the shareware notices. It just goes to show -- when something gets popular, people start abusing it. If you aren't careful, it gets abused into oblivion... -- :From the carousel of the autumn carnival: Chuq Von Rospach {cbosgd,fortune,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo}!nsc!chuqui nsc!chuqui@decwrl.ARPA Your fifteen minutes are up. Please step aside!