Re: Licensing, distributing Apple II system software, and IIcomputing

[Eric Shepherd <sheppy@sheppyware.net>]

in article 1ei24gs.9kstpq1fv4yjcN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz, David Empson at
dempson@actrix.gen.nz wrote on 10/5/00 5:57 AM:

> My understanding was that DOS 3.3 was written entirely within Apple, and
> it isn't based on anyone else's disk operating system.

True, except that DOS 3.3 System Master disks ship with an Applesoft BASIC
loader for use on original Apple ][ systems.  That code is owned in part by
Microsoft. :)

However, I don't think this is the issue.  The simple fact is that since I
can't get DOS 3.3 through official Apple channels, A2Central.com can't
distribute it.  No changing that, so A2Central.com will not be carrying the
DOS 3.3 System Master disk.

A2Central.com has to follow Apple's rules as closely as possible.  I think
that's reasonable, and the right thing to do.


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Eric Shepherd
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