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From: cosell@bbn.com (Bernie Cosell)
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Subject: Re: Version 1.3 is out!
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Date: 22 Oct 88 19:54:10 GMT
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In article <8810200656.AA17195@esplanade.csri.toronto.edu> sam@csri.toronto.edu (Sam Weber) 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 :-)
}
}To quote from the Program License Agreement in my 1.2 Enchancer kit:
}
} "...You have the non-exclusive right to use the enclosed program only on
}a single computer.  You may physically transfer the program from one
}computer to another provided that the program is used on only one computer
}at a time....You may not distribute copies of the program or accompanying
}documentation to others....You may make one (1) copy of the program
}solely for back-up purposes.  You must reproduce and include the copyright
}notice on the back-up copy...."
}
}In other words: No, this is not a change of policy.

  You're confusing "policy" with "words" -- I'm _quite_ sure (but I guess I
  could be mistaken, because I never looked at it ALL that closely at the
  time) that when 1.2 became available, the 1.2 discs (at least kickstart and
  workbench -- surely not all the extra stuff) were *freely* available if you
  had 1.1.  I distinctly recall being able to "get" 1.2 at either of three of
  my local dealers just for the effort of walking in with some blank disks.
  Is my memory on this one wrong?  (turns out I upgraded to a 2000 and so got
  1.2 "legitimately", and my memories of almost EVERYTHING to do with my old
  1000 are now shouded in fog.)  Wait: I remember it now: if you bought some
  software that would only run with 1.2, they threw in 1.2 for free (or,
  more precisely, the cost of a disk to hold it on).  Since Commodore had no
  stake in the sale of the software, I assumed that the dealer-sanctioned
  copying was legit on the face of it.

  Let my hypothesize a path that makes both versions of history more-or-less
  fit together -- it is conceivable that with the 1.2 upgrade, that Commodore
  specifically told their *dealers* that they could redistribute 1.2, but we,
  as *users* got no such exemption.  Could that be it?  I seem to recall
  that most folks agreed that 1.1 really WAS in serious need of replacement,
  so I think that that was probably a reasonable and necessary policy then
  (assuming, of course, it actually WAS one...:-).  1.2 isn't so bad at all,
  and so, while I would like it and I'm already lining up waiting for the
  next shipment to arrive at my dealers, I wouldn't think it was so all fired
  important to get 1.3 widely distributed, so Commodore might well NOT
  provide the exemption/encouragement this time around.

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