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From: hah@isum.intel.com (Hans Hansen)
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Subject: Re: PD Boot Disks / Posting of PD INSTALL program
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Date: Sat, 23-May-87 11:11:08 EDT
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Posted: Sat May 23 11:11:08 1987
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In article <1919@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel) writes:
>In article <8705210803.AA16321@cogsci.berkeley.edu> bryce@COGSCI.BERKELEY.EDU (Bryce Nesbitt) writes:
>>
>>> [This person] comes in
>>> periodically with bootable slideshow disks that he gives them for that
>>> purpose.  I've heard this happens at other stores.  Apparently it is
>>> technically illegal.  [goes on to talk about INSTALL]
>
><well, someone has to do it....>
>
>First of all, let me set your mind at rest.  There really isn't a problem
>with distributing disks that have had our 'Install' program run on them.
>That was a case of people 'assuming'.  Its the files on the disk that
>is the issue here.  (so, enough install programs already!)
>
>Now that we've had to take official notice of the software distributed
>on complete Workbench diskswe'll come up with something.  
>(Does anyone know what the other computer companies in this situation do ?)
>
Come on Commodore... Get your head screwed on correctly !  The only reason
you should worry about your software being passed around is if there are
A1000 CLONES out there that can also use the programs.  THERE ARE NO
A1000 CLONES...  All of the people that would be receiving the WB disks
with the PD software on them have already paid for the right to use it.

Take a step back and LOOK AT THE HARM that you can cause by continuing
to be ROYAL JERKS about this.

Hans (ex C-A Test Engineer/ATE developer forthe A1000)