Re: negativity?

[Paul Schultz <pschultz@med.wayne.edu>]

On Sun, 6 Apr 1997, B.J. Major & Dennis J. Gorin wrote:

> 
> OK.  If it is "copyrighted but freely available" I don't understand the
> need for a license in the first place.  I *do* respect copyright, and I am
> not appending my name to the software, altering the software, or charging
> money for the software itself. 
> 
> I appreciate your sending me this info, and in light of receiving this,
> effective immediately I will no longer offer to copy the //c bundled disks
> for others.
> 

The license is for distribution. While it is "copyrighted" it probably
isn't totally accurate that it is "freely available" in the sense that
_anyone_ can freely distribute it. So, what Nathan was conveying was that
it is copyrighted, free, but not freely distributable (until you get a
license from Apple). I know, it does seem kinda ridiculous....but it
certainly could be worse!

Paul.

pschultz@med.wayne.edu
Paul Schultz