Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!cica!iuvax!valnet!joseph From: joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Fred Fish on CDROM....now being advertised Message-ID: Date: 14 Sep 90 01:45:44 GMT References: <7933@gollum.twg.com> Organization: Valley BBS Network Lines: 51 david@twg.com (David S. Herron) writes: > In article mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mike (M > >In article <12058@ogicse.ogi.edu> jmeissen@ogicse.ogi.edu (John Meissen) wri > > In article mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mik > > >.......... I wouldn't be surprised to find that Xetec is violating > > >those restictions, even if they aren't violating the "no commercial > > >sale" clauses. > > > > Two points: > > 1. The whole point of the Fish collection is to provide an organized > > distribution of PD, ShareWare, FreeWare, etc., software. If people > > didn't want their stuff to have wide distribution they wouldn't have > > given it to Fred in the first place. It doesn't make any sense to > > restrict free distribution to Fred. > > > >I basically agree with you, but I know I've seen packages go by that > >had restrictions, along with exemptions for Fred Fish. > > > > What's different between Xetec redistributions of Fish disks and > the shareware disk-duplicators doing the same thing? I know that > I've seen some of 'em offering Fish disks.. And I know that they > charge money for the disks. Or, for that matter, most of the magazines > do the same thing -- sell the Fish disks for $5 a pop or so. > > One difference is the medium. The shareware disk-duplicators do it > only floppy, not CD-ROM. But big deal.. as long as it's the same bits > then who should care? > > Whah, I think y'all are makin' an ocean out've a fish pond... ;-) > -- > <- David Herron, an MMDF & WIN/MHS guy, > <- Formerly: David Herron -- NonResident E-Mail Hack > <- > <- Sign me up for one "I survived Jaka's Story" T-shirt! Well...the ad said 400 megs for 360 disks. This means that they did dearchive the .arc, .zoo and .LZH files, but you decide whether that counts. You an bet Xatec also modified the scripts so that the programs run off the CD-ROM, as well. -Joseph Hillenburg UUCP: ...iuvax!valnet!joseph INET: joseph@valnet.UUCP ARPA: valnet!joseph@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu ph@valnet.UUCP ARPA: valnet!joseph@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu