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#130721From: Greg WhiteJun 20, 1988 6:00 PM
Seeing your association with AMICUS PD stuff and your {past|present|future|} association with Amazing Computing, maybe you can answer a question for me concerning a type-in program in the latest issue of AC, e.g. the BASIC DIRECTORY SERVICE PROGRAM. What is the status of this program with respect to my typing this in and then uploading it to CIS or a local board, or giving a copy to a friend? The REM statements at the beginning of the program indicate the copyright resides with the author and in these same statements he designates the program as "freeware." So in your opinion is this program "FREELY DISTRIBUTABLE" under the common meaning of the term? Thanks.
#131081From: John FoustJun 22, 1988 12:07 AM
I'm not associated with Amazing Computing to any extent any longer, so this isn't straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak. As far as I know, it's OK for you to type in this program, or easier still, wait for it to come out on an Amazing Computing disk. The publisher of the magazine regards all the programs printed in the magazine as "freely distributable." So upload away.
#131081From: John FoustJun 22, 1988 12:07 AM
I'm not associated with Amazing Computing to any extent any longer, so this isn't straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak. As far as I know, it's OK for you to type in this program, or easier still, wait for it to come out on an Amazing Computing disk. The publisher of the magazine regards all the programs printed in the magazine as "freely distributable." So upload away.