Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!oliveb!amiga!cbmvax!andy From: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: WB 1.3.2 Keywords: legit? Message-ID: <7847@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 6 Sep 89 17:01:21 GMT References: <14203@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> <7825@cbmvax.UUCP> Reply-To: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 62 In article dwl10@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Dave Lowrey) writes: >In article <7825@cbmvax.UUCP> andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel) writes: >>In article <14203@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> nschultz@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ned W. Schultz) writes: >> >>The WB1.3.2.zoo is an official Commodore release. It is available >>electronically through BIX, GEnie, Compuserve, and Plink. >> >>The reason we are limiting distribution to those national boards >>is so >> a) when you get something marked WB1.3.2.zoo you can be fairly >> sure its the real thing, with no additions, or changes. >> (like a virus, or ...) >> b) that if you got the original, you will be able to get >> any updates >> c) that you have been informed of the requirements of our >> legal department for electronic distribution. >> (including being uploaded/(published) by a Commodore person) >> >>This is best accomplished to limiting distribution to those national >>BBS systems. >> > >Why doesn't USENET count as a "national BBS system"? Hell, if anything, >it's better, cause it's International! > Usenet is indeed international and I'd like to use it as a distribution medium, but... (yes, there's a but) a) Usenet news is trivially easy to fool. There's no real protection against faking senders, messages, or anything. b) as many net.lawyer.wanna.bees are quick to point out, a Copyright is probably valid on a Usenet posted item, and a license is probably not valid. ("You mean to tell me that they just sent it to you unsolicited ?" "Yes, Your Honor. My computer was just sitting there, and poof, there it was in the spool directory. I didn't ask for it or anything.") (perhaps this is one reason that the GNU software hasn't been posted to comp.sources ? Just wondering.) c) the international aspects need to be worked out; this can be done seperately, however. We're not on the internet or anything like that, so we can't use that method. I'm open to suggestions on how we can accomplish our goals via Usenet. > Steven Wright | amdahl!dwl10 | employer] (`nuff said!) andy -- andy finkel {uunet|rutgers|amiga}!cbmvax!andy Commodore-Amiga, Inc. Life gets pretty complex the minute you stop mooing. Any expressed opinions are mine; but feel free to share. I disclaim all responsibilities, all shapes, all sizes, all colors.