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From: greg@dekalb.UUCP (Greg Philmon)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: ZMODEM
Keywords: zmodem file transfer cheapskates
Message-ID: <266@dekalb.UUCP>
Date: 2 Mar 89 13:13:00 GMT
References: <1163@igloo.Scum.COM> <4700@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM> <1179@igloo.Scum.COM>
Reply-To: greg@dekalb.UUCP (Greg Philmon)
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Organization: DeKalb College, Clarkston, Ga.
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In article <1179@igloo.Scum.COM> bhv@igloo.UUCP (Bronis Vidugiris) writes:
>You say 'ZMODEM is not free'.  My understanding (from reading the most
>recent issue of Byte) is that the ZMODEM protocol itself _is_ public domain,
>and its development was funded by a major modem maufacturer (I don't recall
> < ...etc... >

Okay, sure, ZMODEM the _protocol_ is public domain.  So that means, according
to you, that any program that implements ZMODEM should also be PD?  Gee,
that's a wonderful concept!  Let me extend that ... ASCII is public domain.
Therefore, anything that uses ASCII should also be PD ?!?    

Omen has spent lots of time developing the ZMODEM protocol, then released it
to the PD (which is necessary for any protocol to gain acceptance).  But they
have every right to expect payment if you choose to use their implementation.

So, if the request for payment bothers you, SEND IT IN!  Or, if you prefer,
grab the ZMODEM specs from any BBS and _write your own_.  (Which you will,
I assume, release to the PD.)  If you can't find these specs, I'd be happy
to mail them to you.

			Greg Philmon
		     gatech!dekalb!greg