st94wb@sdcc12.UUCP (wade blomgren) (09/29/86)
In article <13185@amdcad.UUCP>, jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler) writes: > We may have even more sabotage around. Take a look below: > [ reference to posting game deleted]...... > This implied copy-protection to me, so I looked up the announcement > in net.micro.mac and recognized the name, as being the same joker > in the More problem. > > I don't think I'll waste my time, effort and money downloading a > probably pirated, and/or non-working, practical joke. (355K!!). > > Be warned! Now, Jim. I don't know who David Whiteman is either, but I don't think this game is pirated or whatever. The reason it is so damn big is that World Builder makes extensive use of Mac Paint pictures and digitized sound in the body of the game. I downloaded the game and I have played it (haven't gotten past the vorpal bunny though). It has not sabotaged my machine yet. From the grammar in the original version (fixed in a later posting, if I recall correctly) any fool can tell that it is not a commercial venture. Credit is given to World Builder's maker in the intro to the game. The share ware fee asked is a mere $5.00 or a diskette. Pretty cheap, if you ask me. ( And that only if you keep the game). The game was written by a guy called Chris Wigginton from the San Diego area, with "testing and modification" credit given to Robert Eberhardt, the PD software librarian for the San Diego Mac Users Group. In looking up his position with them I noticed that David Whiteman's name is in the credits for their monthly newsletter. This is not a fly by night users group. Hertzfeld himself spoke at their meeting a few months back. I think you are on the wrong track, blackballing someone's postings because they complained about a piece of software and the (Virginal, all knowing, totally cooperative, we-are-lucky-they-deign-to-allow-us-to-buy-their-software) VENDOR said he never heard from him and he is not a registered user. What if he is not the guy who's name is on the registration card, but he is the guy who has access to UseNet? This does not mean that they have copied the software, does it? Also, the fact that Jerry never heard of David means nothing. There are thousands of users here at UCSD. "@ UCSD Academic Computer Center" is tacked onto any posting made by any person with an account here. Relax. (Disclaimer: If I am wrong about the game, or the people involved then: "Sorry about that, Chief" ) Wade Blomgren UC San Diego Academic Computing Services ....!sdcsvax!sdacs!wade (619) 534-6912 Mail Code B-028 UCSD La Jolla, CA 92093