Re: The Status of CheckWorks

[CUTjefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney)]

On Sat, 5 Sep 1998 10:39:07 -0500, nojunkhattonr@aug.com (Rick) wrote:

>Actually, there is a lot of wiggle room in the statement provided by Dan
>Crutcher through Joe Kohn. 

>"... If someone has one of the older shareware/fairware versions, they
>are, of course, free to continue to use it, but updates must be obtained
>through Shareware Solutions. I would prefer that all versions of
>CheckWorks be removed from any online file catalogs or ftp sites that
>might still have..."

>vs.

>"...In simplest terms: I do not authorize the use or dissemination of
>any versions of CheckWorks. I retain the copyright to the program and I
>have granted Joe Kohn's Shareware Solutions exclusive license to sell
>and distribute the program."

>... All in the same message.

>So, was the version of Checkworks that casued all this commotion the
>commercial version or a non-commercial version? If it was a "fairware"
>version, what was the problem?

The version in question apparently was v3 which was commercial.

You also snipped the part of his message where the copyright holder
said that he would like all the older shareware versions removed from
all online services.  He doesn't want the shareware versions to made
available anywhere anymore.

That is why the second paragraph you quoted came into the message.
There is no "wiggle room" when you take the missing paragraph into
account.

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