Xref: utzoo news.misc:3214 news.sysadmin:2495 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mcnc!xanth!ames!amdahl!pacbell!ditka!bucket!whizz!alexc From: alexc@whizz.uucp (Alex M. Chan) Newsgroups: news.misc,news.sysadmin Subject: Re: Official Legal Announcement regarding Apple's Source Code Message-ID: <659@whizz.uucp> Date: 17 Jun 89 19:43:39 GMT References: <2073@astroatc.UUCP> <2928@csd4.milw.wisc.edu> Reply-To: alexc@whizz.UUCP (Alex M. Chan) Organization: McCormick & Hovell, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR Lines: 18 In article <2928@csd4.milw.wisc.edu> jgd@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (John G Dobnick,EMS E380,4142295727,) writes: >From article <2073@astroatc.UUCP>, by brown@astroatc.UUCP (Vidiot): > >I gather that Mac clones are immenent. This brouhaha seems to put a >severe legal damper on release of such clones -- the clonemakers will >now have to prove they *didn't* have access to Apple source. I see the >potential for nasty copyright battles, possibly putting "look and feel" >to shame. I agreed. But in my perosnal view, who would clone a MAC ? To me it sees to be just a toy for kids to play with or a fancy typing machine for people would like that "mouse" and those stupid sounds... and stuff... Alex Chan USENET: ...!{sun!nosun|tektronix!percival}!whizz!alexc