Re: AppleWorks GS and reclassification

["Quantum_Cat" <anonymous@cotse.com>]

Dorktor Tom "Charles" Turdley expectorates:

 *> I certainly agree with you on that Willie. The reason 
Bill gave me for such

Hey, thanks, dud.. I was getting mighty tired of that "fully 
agree", "completely agree" business.

 *> was that he has a Java online version of DiversiTune and 
did not want to
 *> reclassify the IIgs version of DiversiTune as it might 
conflict and confuse
 *> people - with respect to the status of the Java version 
online.

Thanks goodness this was verified by others besides yourself.  
Otherwise, no one would believe it.  ;)

 *> Apple Computer gave me a reply to the same basic logic 
with respect to 
 *> AppleWorks for the Apple II computer.  They maintained 
that they had no
 *> objection to it being online as an Apple II archive for 
the public access
 *> and download as long as it was clear it was stated to be 
for the Apple II
 *> computer.   They also made it clear it would not be 
placed on their own ftp
 *> site for the same following logical reason.  

Yeah, yeah, yeah... But you have never named names of those 
you "spoke" to.  Your hallucinations don't count as evidence, 
Tom.

 *> Because they have changed the name of ClarisWorks to 
AppleWorks for the Mac
 *> (and soon for the PC platform also), they will not  
reclassify AppleWorks
 *> for the Apple II model.  It will remain a non-supported 
and discontinued
 *> Apple II title that is and always will be classified as 
commercial.  Thus,
 *> there will never be any form of official reclassification 
of it from Apple
 *> Computer, by official posting, change statements issue, 
etc.  And, it will
 *> never appear on the Apple ftp site in their support Apple 
II folder or any
 *> other area.

And that is entirely their right.  What don't you get about 
this matter?  Try rubbing two brain cells together.  If it 
doesn't spark some insight, perhaps it will squish them and 
leave you with 10.

 *> They have no concern with who does what with the 
Appleworks GS v1.1
 *> program, - as longas they do not archive it and offer it 
for sale as such.
 *> But, for the same reasoning that I've outlined above they 
will never
 *> reclassify AppleWorks GS  nor make it available for 
download in any
 *> archived format from their own Apple ftp site either - as 
it has the name
 *> 'AppleWorks' within it.  

Prove it, oh Brains of Sewage.

 *> Is all this such a hard concept to understand from a 
legal, moral and
 *> logical point of view?

I got it.  It's illegal to upload copyright material for 
public downloading.  Even if the owners are unconcerned. (but 
you have to prove it) Did that get it? 

 *> So, if I desired too, I could archive and make AppleWorks 
GS v1.1 available

Heh... Man, you're creaming yourself with desire... :)

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