Re: Abandonware petition

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Cturley2 writes ...
> 
> Brendon Woirhaye wrote in his reply:
> 
> << Although this is an honourable idea, it isn't as simple as it looks.
> 
> I did some research a couple months back into Copy ][+, which is owned by
> the company that I work for (Symantec Corporation, which acquired Central
> Point about 8 or 9 years back).  Although the company has no financial
> interest in the old product, and won't prosecute anyone for using an
> unlicensed copy or even distributing it, the company cannot afford to
> release it as public domain.
 ....
> 
> Some companies may be able to take the risk or in full control of their
> assets, but many others are probably in Symantec's situation - we'd like to
> do it, but can't take the risk.
> 
> Brendon >>
> 
> Thanks for the reply above Brendon.  Copy II+ for the Apple II series is an
> old and valued utility program that many Apple II users can SOON find for
> public access and download from my web site in the folder named:
> 
> http://www.apple2.net/gswv/A2.LOST.N.FOUND.CLASSICS/
> 
> Many of the archives and disk images in this folder are abandonware
> The companies and people that own the rights to them have expressed
> the same thoughts about their use and distribution as your company did.
> 
> That's the reason I make them available for public access and download.
> Without the availability of such software for the Apple II series  -- the
> computer loses much of its abilities and its users also.
> 
> So, I'll have most versions of Copy II+ (from version 5.x thru 9.1) archived
> and in the above noted folder by the end of this week.
> 
 ....

     Don't recall that anyone's ever done that. If you even come close it will
be a nice achievement.

     By the way, there is now a Lost & Found Classics page in the Summer issue
of GS WorldView at http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/gswv/index.html . It
lists the files and has a link to your folder for downloading.



Rubywand