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From: fnf@mcdsun.UUCP (Fred Fish)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: DISK RECALL
Message-ID: <342@mcdsun.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 21-Jul-87 17:50:20 EDT
Article-I.D.: mcdsun.342
Posted: Tue Jul 21 17:50:20 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 24-Jul-87 06:13:26 EDT
References: <3590@well.UUCP> <3596@well.UUCP>
Reply-To: fnf@mcdsun.UUCP (Fred Fish)
Organization: Motorola Microcomputer Division
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In article <3596@well.UUCP> ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab) writes:
>In article <3590@well.UUCP> fnf@well.UUCP (Fred Fish) writes:
>>I am in the process of attempting to identify the original source
>>of this modified version,  [ ... ]
>
>	If you locate this individual, please feel free to stamp on his
>toes, feed Alka Seltzer to his pet goldfish, and wave a magnet over his
>disks.

I forgot to mention in my haste to get the word out as quickly as possible,
but I would appreciate people checking various BBS's for these "tools" files.
I believe they can be found in a file called something like "tools.arc" or
"mtools.arc".  If found, and the date is prior to Jun 12, 1987 then I
would like to hear about it as soon as possible.  Please include as
much information as possible, like BBS phone number, sysop address and
phone number, uploader name, upload date, upload filename, etc.

I may be impossible to track by now, but given enough information and
assuming the file hasn't been purged by now, we just might get lucky
if the trail is not too cold.  You can report any information by calling
(602) 921-1113 and leaving a message on my recorder, even if anonymously.
Thank you.

>	Now this *is* odd.  I checked this one out, too.  The README file
>says that it's freely redistributable.  Did the contractor change his mind?
>Or is it just a mistrake?

I have now heard from both sides on this one.  They apparently do not
agree (and may not even know for sure) whether or not any proprietary
code or algorithms (trade secrets) were used in the suspect binary.
I have done the safe thing and pulled the disk from circulation.

-Fred
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