From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!info-cpm Newsgroups: fa.info-cpm Title: Re: JRT Pascal released in SIG/M Article-I.D.: ucbvax.387 Posted: Fri Dec 17 02:07:48 1982 Received: Tue Dec 21 22:33:22 1982 >From rconn@BRL Wed Dec 15 00:03:36 1982 To: Mike Meyer Cc: Rick Conn , info-cpm@BRL, info-micro@BRL Via: Brl; 15 Dec 82 15:25-EST Via: Brl-Bmd; 15 Dec 82 21:37-EST I really don't know about the possibility of an upload of JRT PASCAL to MC. I personally don't have the disk; just read about it in the news letter. Also, I have some questions about this action by SIG/M, in particular, if JRT was contacted for approval first. No mention was made about this being done. What's bothering me about this is that (1) JRT PASCAL is still being sold by JRT, even if it IS for $30, and (2) SIG/M (and PASCAL/Z UG) are nation-wide, even international, distribution systems. Such an action takes a LOT of potential sales away from JRT, and, if they didn't ask JRT permission to do this, I wonder if this is right, morally (i.e., is this PIRACY?). I'm aware of one occasion in which pirated software entered the SIG/M distribution system, but it was removed as soon as the error was discovered (I don't even remember the details right now). I'm sure the SIG/M people want to do what's right, but did they apply an interpretation to the JRT offer which was not intended (and did JRT know of their existance)? Hence, in a nutshell, I'd like to chat to SIG/M coordinator(s) first to see if this is truly the case (i.e., they asked JRT first) before saying anything else. Rick