Re: Building An Apple ][ Software Archive

[pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <st7v81h2ro950@corp.supernews.com>,
Arkain <rwking@usa.nospam.net> wrote:
 
> You and Paul seem to be having so much fun doing research on these terms
> that I dare not deprive you of your fun. The truth is actually 1/2 way
> between the 2 of you.
> 
> Public Domain Software:
> This is software that is not copyrighted by anyone. Any previously existing
> copyrights on such software have been released by the owner. Anyone is free
> to redistribute or even "embrace & extend" (classic M$ tactics) such works.
> 
> Freeware:
> Freeware refers to software for which the redistribution rights have been
> released to the public domain. There is no guarantee that the work is also
> uncopyrighted. More often than not, the work is copyrighted and is as such,
> NOT entirely public domain. This is not to say that there are no
> uncopyrighted freeware works.
> 
> In other words...
> 
> Public domain software is always freeware.
> Freeware is not always public domain.
> 
> Public domain software is 1 category of freeware.
 
You and I are in full agreement here.
 
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