[comp.sys.amiga] Zoo and copyright

11TSTARK@GALLUA.BITNET (11/16/87)

Hello Bill Waters:

   I found that your distribution had violated author's copyright. I get
zoo package from author. Copyright said that it enforce you to distribute
source code only, not binaries!!!! I had seen Disk 107 that have ZOO for
binary only. It is illegal distribution. You should be distribute source
code all times that Zoo's copyright said.

-- Tim Stark

P.S. I designed new mail$edit procedure for my VMS mail. :-) I don't need
have add this signature file by hand right now!

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jbwaters@bsu-cs.UUCP (J. Brian Waters) (11/22/87)

In article <8711152152.AA03593@jade.berkeley.edu>, 11TSTARK@GALLUA.BITNET writes:
> Hello Bill Waters:

I am assuming he meant me:

>    I found that your distribution had violated author's copyright. I get
> zoo package from author. Copyright said that it enforce you to distribute
> source code only, not binaries!!!! I had seen Disk 107 that have ZOO for
> binary only. It is illegal distribution. You should be distribute source
> code all times that Zoo's copyright said.
> 
> -- Tim Stark

The distribution of the Amiga version of zoo in a binary only form is not 
violating the author's copyright as it is being done with his consent.   Among
the reasons for a binary only distribution, is the modification of some of the
run time library code of Manx in order to get zoo working on the Amiga.

While I am posting, I would like to request some feedback on the Amiga version
of Zoo.  What features would people like to see?  I have been thinking of
having it automatically save and restore filecomments, would this be a wanted
feature?   Also, I have been debating about using some of the arp.library
commands to add AmigaDos wildcards and to save a little space.  The arp.library
is part of the AmigaDos Replacement Program.  Are enough people adding it to
their workbench disk for me to do this?


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