Re: Licensing, distributing Apple II system software, and IIcomputing

[russotto@wanda.vf.pond.com (Matthew T. Russotto)]

In article <39DC517E.7FD8696D@topmail.de>,
Patrick Schaefer  <patrick.schaefer@topmail.de> wrote:
}Eric Shepherd schrieb:
}
}> There's no confusion here.  I discussed the matter with Apple Software
}> Licensing and they made it clear that A2Central.com's license does not
}> include DOS 3.3.
}
}Microsoft holds the copyright on some parts of DOS 3.3 and the biggest
}part of Applesoft BASIC. This may be the reason why Apple doesn't
}support a distribution. 

Microsoft does not hold any part of DOS 3.3.  And they granted Apple a
lifetime license to Applesoft as consideration for Apple killing
Macintosh Basic.


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