Re: Source Code for OS?

[olcott <olcott@qwest.net>]

Simon Biber wrote:

> I'm not surprised that they don't care. I wouldn't care. If you feel that
> the software is worth keeping then by all means make the effort to find the
> copyright holder.
>
> The thing the law objects to is copying and making the software available to
> the public without permission from the copyright holder.
>

Yet in this case its a matter of mere legalism
against actual morality... No Harm therefore
No Wrong, no matter what...

>
> Simon.
>
> "olcott" <olcott@qwest.net> wrote in message
> 3A82D6D0.8DAE5B07@qwest.net">news:3A82D6D0.8DAE5B07@qwest.net...
> > If they can't be found after reasonable effort
> > (I spent three whole days trying to track down Manx,
> > and found two phone numbers in New Jersey that were
> > long since disconnected) then the default should be to
> > retain these historical  artifacts, rather than destroy them
> > to merely be in compliance with the letter-of-the-law,
> > that is not serving the intent of the law. Everyone here
> > arguing against me on this seems utterly clueless on this
> > simple and clear reasoning. It like they are expecting that
> > any day now everyone is going to drop all of their
> > modern equipment and hundreds-fold more functional
> > software and begin a new boom in old Apple Dos 3.3
> > use. It aint a gonna happen people! If you really care so
> > much about this (rather than arguing endlessly from
> > an incorrect point of view) YOU track any of these
> > guys down and see for yourself, that they don't care...
> > They are the only one's with the authority and power
> > to stop this "horrible theft" of valueless propery...
> > Put your money where you mouth is...