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From: che@pbhyf.UUCP (Mitch Che)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: MEAN18 AUTHOR REPLIES TO POSTING:
Message-ID: <2933@pbhyf.UUCP>
Date: 11 Mar 88 06:42:27 GMT
References: <235400004@prism>
Reply-To: che@pbhyf.UUCP (823-2454-Mitch Che)
Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA
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In article <235400004@prism> john@prism.TMC.COM writes:
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>The following letter was dictated to me over the phone by Rex Bradford, who
>is the author of the MEAN18 golf program recently posted on Usenet.
>     ....  Mr. Schmitt's claim of ignorance has
>     no credibility given the software's copyright notice and its high
>     visibility in the marketplace (MEAN18 is carried in all major
>     software chains, and sold mail-order by PC Connection, 47th St.
>     Photo, etc.).
There is no question this was an unfortunate incident, but Mr. Bradford
seems to have an extraordinary regard for the popularity of his own
software by implying that Mr. Schmitt isn't being straight with netreaders
by his explanation of his mistake.  I've never heard of MEAN18 before,
and I'm sure neither has the majority of Usenet readers.  Also, almost
every piece of software I've come across in the "Public Domain" has been
copyrighted.  A copyright isn't a reliable indicator that a piece of
software is going to be sold or found in a store.
-- 
Mitch Che   Pacific Bell		 "Fine Corinthian leather?  Of course.
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