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Re: Building An Apple ][ Software Archive
In article <39CD8E80.D5D31B1F@dcnet2000.com>,
Phoenyx <quazar@dcnet2000.com> wrote:
>> Having said that, I must add that we should all respect the author's
>> wishes in Freeware cases. If we don't preserve this illusion of control,
>> we risk losing the chance to see a lot of Neat Stuff that would never be
>> released into the public domain. Besides that, it's simple common
>> courtesy to do so.
>
> This is very true. Most especially the part about common courtesy. This
> requires so little effort on our part for such a huge benefit in return.
> It is, after all, the same as I or any one else would expect in a similar
> situation.
OTOH if everyone always observed common courtesy, no laws would be
needed. The law is there for those cases when common courtesy is
violated, sometimes grossly.
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