17 Mar
2010
17 Mar
'10
3:11 a.m.
> There is NO abandonware anywhere on that site.
EVERYTHING there is
> illegal copies for piracy.
> Those of us who make a living writing software do not condone unauthorized
> distribution of copyrighted works.
On Tue, 16 Mar 2010, Randy Dawson wrote:
Er, Fred,
I write software too, I wrote the first ever multimedia program for the PC in DOS and
Windows, the roller coster simulator COASTER. (realtime fractal video decompression, with
audio)
First months sales $240,000, in 1994
Outsold Lotus 123.
So don't put me in the 'those of you',
I'm in the those of us.
So, you DO condone unauthorized distribution of your copyrighted works?
My work becomes public domain when _I_ transfer it to public domain, NOT
when some asshole finds out that I've moved since first release, and he
can't find me in 10 minutes of searching, or decides that I'm not going to
come after him.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred