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From: daehl@madnix.UUCP (Donald Aehl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Old Beagle Products
Message-ID: <972@madnix.UUCP>
Date: 28 Nov 89 07:51:07 GMT
References: <6959.apple.net@pro-grouch> <800@jc3b21.UUCP>
Reply-To: daehl@madnix.UUCP (Donald Aehl)
Organization: ARP Software, Madison, WI
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In article <800@jc3b21.UUCP> david@jc3b21.UUCP (David Quarles) writes:
>From article <6959.apple.net@pro-grouch>, by tomk@pro-grouch.cts.com (Tom
>Kelly):
>> In-Reply-To: message from astroatc!nicmad!madnix!daehl%speedy.wisc.edu@BRL.MIL
>> 
>> I do not believe that it is officially OK to upload Beagle Programs anywhere.
>> This belief is based on a letter I saw in Letters to the Editor (inCider A+
>> Nov. 1989, pg 10) from Mark Simonsen, President
>>                        Beagle Bros, Inc.
>>                        6215 Ferris Square
>>                        Suite 100
>>                        San Diego, CA 92121
>> It ends as follows:
>> .............. "Finally, Beagle always has been--and will continue to
>> be--against piracy. Please don't misunderstand this action as an approval to
>> put any Beagle product on a bulletin board for others to steal."
       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The key word here is "any Beagle product".  By this, I believe, Mark Simonsen
meant to say "just any".  By this he is referring to Beagle software which is
not yet on the Pro-Beagle Bulletin board.  All software on the Pro-Beagle
board is clearly stated to be freely distributable.  There is absolutely no
indication whatsoever that Beagle Bros (aka Mark Simonsen) would not approve
of it being uploaded to Comp.binaries.apple2

Now the question of viruses seems to have been raised. I think it is being
blown out of proportion, nevertheless, it would be quite an easy task to
have a single person upload the programs to Apple-2L, check them for viruses
and distribute them.

Now all that remains is for someone in the California area to take some time
to do the task.

(to avoid long distance charges, of course.)


>
>Like we said, these programs are free.  You are welcome to use them as
>much as you want -- even share them with your friends.  But please don't
>give away any programs other than those listed here.

Exactly!!!