Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!news.funet.fi!funic!santra!nntp!ayrjola From: ayrjola@vipunen.hut.fi (Ari Yrj|l{) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: Where is workbench 1.3.2 ?? Message-ID: Date: 17 Apr 91 13:42:04 GMT References: <1991Mar29.205911.5199@hubcap.clemson.edu> <1037@cbmger.UUCP> <1991Apr15.184408.1575@dg-rtp.dg.com> <1404@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> <20693@cbmvax.commodore.com> Sender: news@santra.uucp (Cnews - USENET news system) Distribution: comp Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland Lines: 30 In-Reply-To: bj@cbmvax.commodore.com's message of 16 Apr 91 16:44:18 GMT In article <20693@cbmvax.commodore.com> bj@cbmvax.commodore.com (Brian Jackson) writes: If I understand it correctly, CBM did an experiment with the distribution of the 1.3.2 upgrade to 1.3. It was licensed for electronic distribution on GEnie, PeopleLink, BIX, (others?). Andy can undoubtedly address this more factually than I can but it is not a simple matter of "uploading it to the net." There are all these lawyers in the way. CBM wants to control the distribution channels for the OS so that users can go to a given place and feel fairly sure that they got the "real thing" and not some cracker's version of the OS. If Commodore would have TCP/IP connection to Internet they could control the distribution to all over the world, not just USA. I guess mac owners are very pleased being able to get the latest system upgrade from ftp.apple.com, or admins who get bug fixes for cisco terminal servers from cisco.com etc... -- Ari Yrj|l{ Internet: ayrjola@hut.fi / JMT 3B 231b BITNET : LK-AY AT FINHUT / Money talks - 02150 ESPOO UUCP : ..!mcsun!santra!ayrjola / but not to me Finland, Europe VoiceNet: +358-(9)0-468 3088 :/