Re: BRCC disks (was re:Apple II and IIGS Freeware Development Concepts

[Willie Yeo <w.yeo@qut.edu.au>]

Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 10:31:55 -0700
From: Joe Kohn <joko@crl.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Distribution from Treasure Chest Project
To: Willie Yeo <w.yeo@qut.edu.au>
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Hi Willie - I can read csa2, but I only seem to be getting 10-20% of the

articles, and my posts don't seem to be propagating past my ISP. In any
case, I did try to post the following, but due to the horrible newsfeed
at my ISP, no one saw this:

 >My newsfeed is getting worse and worse, so I don't know what the
 >extent of the conversation has been regarding BRCC disks, but...
 >
 >There's no blanket statement that can be made about disks that used
 >to be offered by BRCC, because they licensed and published
 >commercial software as well as keeping a library of
 >freeware/shareware.
 >
 >That said...if there's questions about copyrights, those questions
 >can only be answered by the copyright holder. Making assumptions
 >about what they may or may not want can only lead to problems later
 >on. If in doubt, ask. It's a simple policy, really, but it works.
 >
 >Joe Kohn, Former BRCC Librarian