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From: rlp@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Trouble)
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Subject: Re: trsdos 2.3 wanted
Summary: I just love it!
Keywords: old magazines
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Date: 13 Feb 91 08:07:31 GMT
References: <1991Feb12.230202.7768@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1991Feb13.050257.6102@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
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In article <1991Feb13.050257.6102@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> dl10507@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (The Rambling Rover) writes:
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>Don't use TRSDOS 2.3, it's buggy.  (Cf. Harv Pennington's article in
>the 3/81 issue of 80 Microcomputing).  Any of the others would be better --

Now *this* is what I love about using old computers.  Other than
alt.folklore.computers, how many other groups make reference to
decade-old computer magazines?  Talk about staying power...

>I'm curious whether it counts as "software piracy" when none of this
>software has been for sale for nearly ten years, and all the companies are
>out of business.  At this point I have very few qualms about giving away
>TRS-80 Model I software -- nobody's hurting for money as a result of it.

Technically, it is piracy when the author doesn't get his cut, even if
he's dead, the work is out of print, or whatever, as long as the copyright
is in effect.  I share your view; the stuff is no longer commercially
available, for any sum, and there is no practical way to get the author's
share to him, so copy away!

Bob


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