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From: fnf@estinc.UUCP (Fred Fish)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: PKZip Amiga arrives
Message-ID: <260@estinc.UUCP>
Date: 15 Jan 90 20:57:32 GMT
References: <1990Jan11.062433.27699@i-core.UUCP: <258@estinc.UUCP: <1802@agora.UUCP>
Reply-To: fnf@estinc.UUCP (Fred Fish)
Organization: Enhanced Software Technologies, Tempe, AZ
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In article <1802@agora.UUCP> billsey@.UUCP (Bill Seymour) writes:
>In article <258@estinc.UUCP: fnf@estinc.UUCP (Fred Fish) writes:
>:Does it still have the distribution restriction of "NO FEE IS CHARGED FOR
>:USE, COPYING, OR DISTRIBUTION" in the zip.license file?  If so, I guess
>:it won't show up in any PD libraries.
>
>	Yup. Those exact same words are still there... I guess this means
>you won't be putting it on one of your PD disks? :-)

That is correct.  I interpret that statement to mean that no money can
flow from the recipient of the software to the provider, regardless of
how the distribution is made.  I could make the same sort of argument that
online services make, that the charges are for "time spent" as opposed to
the "product exchanged".  In fact, this IS how I regard my distribution
fees.  They cover all the material and time costs involved in transfering
(hopefully) exact images of a master disk to the recipient, without regard
to the material included on the disk.  I still believe that without further
clarification from the author, that the distribution restriction should
preclude pay-for-time services from including pkazip in their online files.

-Fred
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