nozzle@nadia.UUCP (Daniel Schwager) (10/08/89)
Have somebody the PD-program DNET V2.0 or greater ??? And if so, can this person post it to comp.source.amiga ??? Thanks a lot Greets Nozzle
tadguy@cs.odu.edu (Tad Guy) (10/10/89)
In article <579@nadia.UUCP> nozzle@nadia.UUCP (Daniel Schwager) writes: Have somebody the PD-program DNET V2.0 or greater ??? Umm, in the README: ``DNET (c)Copyright 1987-1989 Matthew Dillon, All Rights Reserved'' However, I think the ``All Rights Reserved'' is bogus since Matt distributes this on BIX and via FTP. ... The current version (that I'm aware of) is 2.02L. However, it has some minor problems (mostly documentation problems), and Matt is about to release a new version soon. > And if so, can this person post it to comp.source.amiga ??? ...and Matt will (I think) send it to Bob for posting in comp.sources.amiga. An older version appeared there in late April (if you have access to an archive site). Patience. ...tad
papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) (10/10/89)
In article <TADGUY.89Oct9130935@aethelbehrt.cs.odu.edu> tadguy@cs.odu.edu (Tad Guy) writes: >Umm, in the README: > ``DNET (c)Copyright 1987-1989 Matthew Dillon, All Rights Reserved'' > >However, I think the ``All Rights Reserved'' is bogus since Matt >distributes this on BIX and via FTP. ... Why should it be bogus? ``All Rights Reserved'' is the standard phrase used for retaining copyrights in South American countries. Distribution has nothing to do with retaining or relinquishing copyrights. One can `distribute' software over a public network, such as bix and through FTP, and still mantain full copyright on it. For example, the entire X Window System is available for FTP access, though copyrighted by MIT. -- Marco Papa 'Doc' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= uucp:...!pollux!papa BIX:papa ARPAnet:pollux!papa@oberon.usc.edu "There's Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Diga and Caligari!" -- Rick Unland -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
tadguy@cs.odu.edu (Tad Guy) (10/10/89)
In article <20395@usc.edu> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes: In article <TADGUY.89Oct9130935@aethelbehrt.cs.odu.edu> tadguy@cs.odu.edu (Tad Guy) writes: >Umm, in the README: > ``DNET (c)Copyright 1987-1989 Matthew Dillon, All Rights Reserved'' > >However, I think the ``All Rights Reserved'' is bogus since Matt >distributes this on BIX and via FTP. ... Why should it be bogus? ``All Rights Reserved'' is the standard phrase used for retaining copyrights in South American countries. ``All Rights Reserved'' causes all actions with the item copyrighted to be under the discretion of the author. Rights are granted to others through more phrasing, such as that used by MIT for the X Window System, will allows distribution, etc. This release of DNet had no distribution phrasing, so the plain ``All Rights Reserved'' takes effect. Distribution has nothing to do with retaining or relinquishing copyrights. One can `distribute' software over a public network, such as bix and through FTP, and still mantain full copyright on it. Yes, except that's not what's happening above. My intention was *not* to say Matt no longer has a copyright on DNet, but that the ``All Rights Reserved'' is probably in error or needs clarifying phrasing, since he encourages its distribution. However, my point in the above to the original poster is that DNet is not public domain (as the original requestor suggested), not the validity of the copyright Matt uses. I suggest that Matt be more specific in his copyright. Of course, I may be totally wrong. I can't find the copyright manual I had read a while back (and the one I did find didn't support or deny any of the above...) ...tad