W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA (07/18/86)
Bernie, please remove the "Taking a stand" message from your bulletin board. The reason I removed that message from my system was because I was just leaving for my vacation and didn't want to deal with the controversy at that time. Bob Freed convinced me that I should not remove BYE5/KMD - I should let the users of my RCP/M decide for themselves. I have therefore restored those files and they, along with NUBYE/NUKMD, are available on my system. I have replaced the file -BYE5KMD.NOT with a revised version by the same name. It is enclosed below. --Keith --cut here-- The BYE5xx and KMDxx files will be available for downloading but will not be supported by this system. BYE and KMD were public domain programs which are now copyrighted by Irv Hoff and Wayne Masters. We join many other RCP/M SysOps in protesting the "appropriation" of public domain programs by people who then modify them and copyright them. This is not in the true spirit of RCP/M public domain programming. For those who don't know, BYE was originally written by Dave Jaffe. KMD is a renamed XMODEM, which was originally written by me, based on Ward Christensen's MODEM2 program. You are encouraged to download and forward the public domain replacements for BYE5xx and KMDxx: NUBYE100.LBR - public domain version of BYE5 NUKMD100.LBR - public domain version of KMD NU-CLOCK.LBR - clock inserts for NUBYE NUBY-SUP.LBR - supplimental library for NUBYE NUBY-INS.LBR - port and modem inserts for NUBYE There are many added features to them. MOST importantly, they are now back in the public domain for all of us to contribute to - and feel good about it. --Keith Petersen, W8SDZ - Co-Sysop of RCP/M Royal Oak (MI)