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From: ksbolduan@amherst.bitnet
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: No Distribution of LaserWriter Driver!
Message-ID: <10165.26f55045@amherst.bitnet>
Date: 17 Sep 90 22:37:57 GMT
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A while back I offered to distribute a hacked version of the Apple LaserWriter
driver that would automatically produce a Postscript file without resorting to
the F/K trick. Unfortunately, the powers that be have told me that this
distribution is illegal:

>From:	IN%"Tom_Dowdy.SNARKMAIL_A_K@gateway.qm.apple.COM"  "Tom Dowdy" 17-SEP-1990 22:30:33.05
>To:	KSBOLDUAN%AMHERST.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.EDU
>Subj:	RE>Re- <None>

>      Snausages! From the office of Tom Dowdy
>       Regarding: RE>Re: <None>
>While there is semi-public distribution of Apple system software, this is VERY
>different from "public domain"...
 
>You may NOT distribute any of it without a license to do so.
 
>Posting or distributing instructions on how to perform the modification is
>probably okay, but I'm not a lawyer, so don't complain to me.
 
>Tom
 
So, there it is, straight from the top. If, however, I can locate the
instructions (I think I have them somewhere) that say  how this hack is done, I
will take my chances and post them on the net.

Kevin Bolduan
KSBOLDUAN@AMHERST

P.S. Is it just me or, given the availability-the "semi-public" nature-of the
Apple System Software does this seem like an odd restriction?