Re: AppleWorks GS and reclassification

[CUTblakeney@home.com (Jeff Blakeney)]

On 12 Apr 2000 17:14:35 GMT, a2mg@aol.comNomail (TEXAS II -
AppleWorks) wrote:

>Releasing the old files to a single site would prohibit us
>from uploading the updated  files to our site.

You can still upload patching programs wherever you like which is the
better way handle things.

If Apple does allow Bill to make one or more titles available from a
web site, I doubt they will be releasing the copyrights which means
you can't distribute a modified version.  In this case, patching
programs are you're only way to get bug fixes and such out.

Also, even if Apple does release stuff into the public domain, having
a patched version available for download becomes a bit of a problem
unless you give the patched version a different name.  You can't use
the version number because you could end up with more than one person
release a new version with the same version number that fixes
different things.  Very confusing stuff.

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