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From: rchampe@hubcap.UUCP (Richard Champeaux)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Version 1.3 is out!
Message-ID: <3304@hubcap.UUCP>
Date: 20 Oct 88 17:13:39 GMT
References: <1229@raybed2.UUCP> <3274@hubcap.UUCP> <1825@eneevax.UUCP> <12932@oberon.USC.EDU>
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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In article <12932@oberon.USC.EDU>, papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
> In article <3294@hubcap.UUCP> rchampe@hubcap.UUCP (Richard Champeaux) writes:
> >   Is this a change of policy?  I never bought 1.2, I copied it from a friend
> >(wish I hadn't, because I didn't get update information).  I was under the
> >impression at the time that the enhancer package specifically said that the
> >disks were freely distributable.  Of course, I could be grossly wrong :-)
>                                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> YOU ARE!
> 
> The 1.2 Kickstart, Workbench and Extras disk are copyrighted and it is clearly
> stated in the inside manual cover "Distribution and sale of this product
> are intended for the use of the original purchaser only. ..Duplicating, 
> copying, selling or otherwise distributing ythis product is a vilation of 
> the law".
> 
> The same is true for the 1.3 Enhamcer.  Next time at least read the docs, dude.
> 
> -- Marco Papa 'Doc'

   I realize that there needs to be some sort of clause to protect Commadore
from someone building an amiga clone and bundling AmigaDos with it, but I
think that it would be in Commadore's best interests to get the updates to
all amiga users (yes I realize that $29 is no great sum).
   I would be suprised if the cost of the enhancer package reflected much 
more than the cost of distribution and of writing the manual.  It would
seem to me that Commadore's motivation for releasing new updates would not
be to make a profit from the sales of the software, but to sell more amigas.
(particularly when the update is mostly bug fixes like 1.2 was.)
Since I have not seen very much of an ad campaign for the amiga and since
the only the only stores that I've seen that don't hide their amigas in the
back behind their IBM clones are the stores that specialize in Commadore
computers, the amiga's biggest form of advertising must surely be word of
mouth.  The best way to get good word of mouth advertising is to make sure
everyone has a current bug free operating system.

   Anyways, the licensing aggreement that you quoted implies that if I sell
my computer, including the operating system with it would be illegal.


Rich Champeaux
Clemson University