Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!neoucom!sam From: sam@uhura.neoucom.EDU (Scott A. Mason) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Resedit Message-ID: <1990Nov05.132936.114@uhura.neoucom.EDU> Date: 5 Nov 90 13:29:36 GMT References: <10192@ur-cc.UUCP> <85644@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Lines: 30 In article <85644@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Edwin L King writes: >In article <10192@ur-cc.UUCP> esht_cif@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Eran) writes: > ResEdit is available on CompuServe for anyone and his brother to >download. It's not like it costs anyone anything other than online >time. I've never met anyone who actually _paid_ for ResEdit. So who >gives a damn if we pass it around via mail? Yes, it is available on CompuServe only because of a license agreement between Apple and CompuServe. A license *IS* required to distribute ResEdit (or any other copyrighted Apple System Software) > Violating a copyright that is putting food out of someone's mouth is >one thing, but the situation with ResEdit is something else. If Apple >really wants to enforce that copyright, they should stop posting it on >Compuserve, establish a retail price for it (or perhaps there is one >through APDA or something -- they surely haven't publicized it to the >rest of the world), and make sure dealers have it in stock. That's a fairly short-sighted statement. ResEdit is currently free, and if we all play by Apple's rules, it'll probably stay that way. Apple spends much money and resources to give developers an environment to write good software and I applaude them for doing so at their expense. I respect Apple's right to copyright both their code and the distribution of their code. You should too! -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," and certainly don't blame me. UUCP: {pitt,lll-winken,usenet,aablue}!neoucom!sam INTERNET: sam@neoucom.EDU Scott A. Mason, Coordinator of Systems Operations, NEOUCOM