Re: Building An Apple ][ Software Archive

[Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

Thank you Frank. So Paul, I wasn't wrong, but you were. Thanks for the spelling
check - I was (and still am) quite ill, and concentration isn't my strong suit
at the moment.

Roy

Frank Townsend wrote:

> http://webopedia.internet.com/TERM/f/freeware.html
>
> http://members.tripod.com/ifaa/what.htm
>
> Copyrighted freeware is a redundancy.
>
> Freeware refers to copyrighted works, therefore "some freeware is PD" makes
> no sense.  The two sets do not intersect.
>
> Public domain is free, but not freeware as defined.  Freeware may have
> restrictions as to distribution (or others) as the copyright holder sees
> fit.  Public domain in general has no restrictions of any kind.
>
> "Paul Schlyter" <pausch@saafNOSPAM.se> wrote in message
> news:8qdmfa$ks2$1@merope.saaf.se...
> > In article <39CA149A.C521F5A6@inetnebr.com>,
> > Roy and/or Janet Miller  <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Paul Schlyter wrote:
> > >
> > >> Frank Townsend <ftownsen@iamdigex.net> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Freeware and shareware are not public domain.
> > >>
> > >> Shareware is not PD of course.  But you cannot generally claim
> > >> "Freeware is not public domain", because some freeware is PD.
> > >
> > > PD means there isn't a copyright.
> >
> > > "Freeware" is a term used to refer to copyrighted software,
> >
> > If so, why is the term "copyrighted freeware" used?  If you were
> > right, it would serve no purpose.
> >
> > Freeware is software which is free to use, no matter whether it's
> > copyrighted or not.  The "Hacker's Dictionary" by Eric Raymond as
> > well as the Jargon File says:
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------
> > freeware n.  Free software, often written by enthusiasts and
> > distributed by users' groups, or via email, local nulletin boards,
> > USENET, or other electronic media.
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > So I'm sorry, but you were wrong above.
> >
> >
> > > when the copyright holder has given permission to unlimited copying,
> > > but still wishes to protect their rights to the algorithyms.
> >
> > The correct spelling is "algorithms"......
> >
> >
> > > So, your statement that "some freeware is PD" is technically false,
> >
> > No -- it's your concept of the word "freeware" that's in error.
> > The only requirement for something being "freeware" is that it's
> > free to use legally -- there's no requirement for a copyright being
> > attached to it.