W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA (Keith Petersen) (06/30/86)
The latest version of KMD has just been released. It has no source code, only a patch file for customization. Many SysOps have expressed their dislike for the situation on BYE5 and KMD (really XMODEM renamed). The following file, -BYE5KMD.NOT, is now posted on my RCP/M: BYE5xx and KMDxx will no longer be supported on this system. They were public domain programs and 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 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)