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From: davidg@killer.UUCP (David Guntner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amegas And/Or Crystal Hammer?
Message-ID: <3511@killer.UUCP>
Date: 27 Feb 88 09:18:02 GMT
References: <2091@antique.UUCP>
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection, Dallas, Texas
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in article <2091@antique.UUCP>, cjp@antique.UUCP (Charles Poirier) says:
> In article <3475@killer.UUCP> davidg@killer.UUCP (David Guntner) writes:
> <in article <2078@antique.UUCP>, cjp@antique.UUCP (Charles Poirier) says:
> <> Sorry, but neither Amegas nor Crystal Hammers are in the public domain.
> <> Amegas you can buy in the store.  Crystal Hammers is unreleased.
 
> <Are you completely sure about this?  If so, where do you get this idea?  I'm
> <really interested in finding out if it (Crystal Hammer) is or isn't.  I've
> <looked through the code with a disk zap program, and it very plainly has the
> <words "Demo Copy" (or something close to it) embedded in it.  This sure sounds
> <like something that is distributable to me....
  
> No, I'm not sure.  It's something I heard on Usenet a while ago.
> I wouldn't be too quick to assume that "Demo Copy" means freely distributable.
> It may just as well mean "This ain't finished yet."  Should I assume from your
> disk perusal that "Copyright" does not appear anywhere?  Use your own judgement.



I always thought that demo copies were intended to demo the product, and thus
were distributable (after all, wouldn't you want as many people to see, get, &
examine your demo so that they become inthrawled (sp???) with your program,
and will want to buy your software?  Just look at the New-Tek demo, for 
example...).  That's where I got my assumption from.  Unfortunately, I can't
remember for sure if "Copyright" appears or not, but I don't think that it
does.


                            --Dave





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