Re: Medley IIGS v2.0 - a 'FREEWARE' from Milliken Publishing Company

[cknoblo@oasis.novia.net (Carl Knoblock)]

tturner@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca wrote:
> Willie Yeo (yeo@pigeon.qut.edu.au) wrote:
> <snip>
> : Subject: Re: Medley v2.0 for Apple IIGS
> 
> : Medley can be distributed as copyrighted "Freeware," with the exception 
> : of the spell-checker and thesaurus for which we do not own the rights.
>                                                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> --> Just out of curiosity - the above phrase to me indicates another
>     possible opportunity. Perhaps if someone could find out who DOES
>     have the `rights' for the spell-checker/thesaurus and ask THEM if
>     they would be willing to set it free... ?
> 
>   (or are we talkin' someone like Apple who wouldn't help no matter what?)

It's not Apple, but it has been explored, and it's no dice. The owners are
still getting royalties from Mac and Wintel software, so they aren't about
to realease it.

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Carl G. Knoblock                     Metro Apple Computer Hobbyists
cknoblo@oasis.novia.net              Member: The Dead Computer Society
c.knoblock@genie.com                 KFest 97 July 30 - August 3, 1997