dfrancis@tronsbox.UUCP (Dennis Francis Heffernan) (03/24/90)
Picked this up on a BBS in Michigan- the ShareWare HQ BBS,
1-313-473-2020:
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Msg: #5386 Sec: 1 - Utilities
23-Mar-90 03:43 PM
Subj: PKAZIP
From: Dennis Hoffman
To: ALL
I am no longer associated with PKAZIP. The wrath of PKWare has struck! Since
the majority of PKAZIP users have not contributed for it, PKWare has cancelled
my contract with them and I will no longer receive royalties. Since I will
not get any further payment for the program, I will not preach about paying
for it.
I guess it is time I got out my copy of LHARC and learn to use it. The timing
of PKWare's decision is unfortunate. I was about to compile my first CLI
version this week.
(REply Quit ?):
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I'm not exactly heartbroken; if he'd done a CLI version in the first
place he might not have had this problem.
On the other claw, I just found a use for PKAZIP- a BBS I call in
Texas has a "fastmail" feature that will ZIP all the new messages for
downloading. Now I have to ask myself if I want to use (and therefore pay
for) something when the author isn't going to get his cut...
Dennis Francis Heffernan | "Great spirits have always
dfrancis@tronsbox | encountered violent opposition
...uunet!tronsbox!dfrancis | from mediocre minds"
Killer GM- Reasonable fees | --Albert EinsteinDoug_B_Erdely@cup.portal.com (03/25/90)
If this is true.. I will mention this at our next Amiga Users Group Meeting and encourage everyone *NOT* to support Phil Katz nor ZIP in anyway. We will also forbid ALL .ZIP file from the clubs board. The MS-Dos weenies may think he is a god, but... I don't see how he could just 'cancel a contract' and rip the programmer off of his fair share of the income. Whatever it may be. - Doug - Doug_B_Erdely@Cup.Portal.Com
mikes@lakesys.lakesys.com (Mike Shawaluk) (03/26/90)
In article <28253@cup.portal.com> Doug_B_Erdely@cup.portal.com writes: >If this is true.. I will mention this at our next Amiga Users Group Meeting >and encourage everyone *NOT* to support Phil Katz nor ZIP in anyway. We will >also forbid ALL .ZIP file from the clubs board. The MS-Dos weenies may think >he is a god, but... > >I don't see how he could just 'cancel a contract' and rip the programmer off >of his fair share of the income. Whatever it may be. I am posting this in response to this and other messages or followups relating to the posting of the message from Dennis Hoffman, in regard to the "wrath of PKWARE" and the termination of his contract for support and/or upgrades of PKAZIP. Dennis' message does not tell the entire story regarding PKWARE's decision to terminate their contract with him. As I am also working under contract with PKWARE (I am producing a VAX/VMS version of PKZIP/UNZIP), I had a lengthy discussion with Phil Katz regarding his decision regarding Dennis, but I won't go into what was discussed, other than to emphasize and/or clarify one point in Dennis' message: PKWARE is *NOT* abandoning support for the Amiga! A CLI version of PKAZIP is very high on their priority list; in fact, PKWARE is currently seeking an individual in the Milwaukee area to work for them on a temporary basis, either part- or full-time, who has experience with the Amiga in C and/or assembly language, etc. (sorry for the embedded advertisement; I will revert to email for any additional information). I will just summarize the "decision" in saying that, from my level of understanding, it was brought about by failure of both parties to agree on specific terms regarding the ongoing support and updates of PKAZIP. I will be seeing Phil this evening, and I will ask him to prepare a statement for this newsgroup to state his position and/or views concerning the Amiga community and PKAZIP. Please note: I have a vested interest in an Amiga version, as I am an Amiga user first, and a VAX/VMS developer thereafter; I am also a friend of both Phil's and Dennis', and this break in their business relationship will no doubt strain both of these friendships. However, I don't want to see potentially misleading and/or volatile information being spread, at least without a chance for rebuttal from the "opposition". If anyone has any specific questions, concerns, comments, flames :-), or whatever, please email them to me. I will assure that they will be responded to, and/or passed along to PKWARE, if desired. Thank you. - Mike -- - Mike Shawaluk "Rarely have we seen a mailer -> DOMAIN: mikes@lakesys.lakesys.com fail which has thoroughly -> UUCP: ...!uunet!marque!lakesys!mikes followed these paths." -> BITNET: 7117SHAWALUK@MUCSD