Re: 'Reclassification' terms

[Willie Yeo <willie@ssc.qld.edu.au>]

    Makes a lot of sense now. It took a while before trying to argue it out the term
'reclassification'. But I guess, from time to time, it will be sitll be fine-tuned.

Jeff Blakeney wrote:

> On Sun, 16 Apr 2000 02:44:21 +1000, Willie Yeo <willie@ssc.qld.edu.au>
> wrote:
>
> >Jeff Blakeney wrote:
> >> Using your example, DiversiTune went from number 1 to number 2.  Does
> >> that not entail a reclassification in your mind?
> >
> >    Actually, that's not true. I spoken to Bill, and his reply to me is that it is
> >>STILL< commercial (I still have that email somewhere), and he'd be happy to whip up a
> >couple of disks and start selling it if there is a demand.
> >
> >    But he's also giving it away (without charge and support) via authorised websites
> >even though he is still 'selling' them.
>
> But it used to be a commercial program that was only available from
> retail outlets or directly from Bill.  Now it is a commercial program
> that is available from retail outlets (if you can find it :), directly
> from Bill or from authorized web sites.
>
> He changed the orginal license agreement.  As the license agreement
> covers all three of the points that I mentioned, I guess you could
> call the license agreement the classification.
>
> >    Hence, commercial software given free (or with licence or restrictions). The only
> >ones that I can't place whether it is "Freeware" or still "Commercial" is Apple's
> >HyperCard GS & System 6.01, which in a way, is "Freeware" with licence conditions. But
> >since Apple was selling that previously, and they did not really declare it "Freeware"
> >openly, then what should one put it ? Since it can be downloaded from their FTP sites.
> >
>
> In the case of DiversiTune I would classify it as commercial with
> exceptions.
>
> In the case of HyperCardGS and System 6.0.1, I would classify them as
> Apple does which is as System Software (copyrighted and free but with
> restricted distribution).
>
> Another point in favour of my definition is in most, if not all, the
> Lost Classics stuff that was made available on Genie.  They had
> distribution restrictions that said they were only to be made
> available from Genie.  To make those available elsewhere will require
> that permission is obtained to allow distribution other than through
> Genie.
>
> There are probably a lot of people that didn't have Genie accounts
> that would love to know that the distribution methods for a certain
> title has changed so that they will know that they can legally
> download it from another place.  Would it not be easier to mark that
> archive as a new reclassification so that people can find it easier
> even though the only thing that has changed is the distribution
> methods?
>
> It just makes sense to me.
>
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