Re: What is ProSel?

[pg@sff.net (Paul Guertin)]

Chuck,

It would be nice to know once and for all the real status of ProSel. Is
it in the public domain, or is it freeware? They are mutually exclusive.
Placing something in the public domain means relinquishing all rights 
to it (i.e., anyone can do as they please with it). Freeware means that 
the author retains copyright but allows free distribution of the program.

In your initial message, you quote Mr. Bredon as saying:

> To confirm our phone conversation: I give my permission to place ProSel 8
> and ProSel 16 in public domain.

And Bev's first message about this also said:

> Because the original ProSel programs are now in the public domain, we can now
> give you the whole program instead of just giving you a patch.

So I thought that ProSel was now in the public domain. But now you seem
to be saying something else:

> ProSel-16 for the Apple IIgs is $40 plus postage ($3.00) has been granted
> Public Domain rights by the programmer, Glen Bredon; however since he retains
> all rights to the source code, the proper terminology would be Freeware. *

I understand that Mr. Bredon won't be releasing the source code, but that
is orthogonal to the question of whether the programs themselves are in
the public domain or not. If they are not, are there any restrictions
on their distribution?

Paul Guertin
pg@sff.net