Re: The NinjaForce Website, CSA2, Labels, etc.!

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Dain Neater writes ...

> In article <3845FD8C.DD6373FF@swbell.net>, Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > Cturley2 writes ...
> >>
 ....
> >> Gee, fellow CSA2 contributors, how does it feel to know you are a part
> >> of the "The big Apple II trashcan"
> >  ....
> >
> >      Tsk. This German site includes links to Asimov and 'Fairway-- a good
> > indication of enlightenment.
> >
> >      Rather than some silly insult, we are dealing with a simple
> > translation glitch. "Big trashcan" would equate to "catch all" or "place
> > where everyone meets to discuss Apple II issues, ask/answer questions,
> > express opinions, ..."-- or, in a sense, the 'Brain of the Apple II
> > community'!
 ....

> 
> Not to throw gas on the fire, but I think as developers, they most likely
> refer to CSA2 as the "Big Trashcan" because of people  Posting of
> directions of where to find software that is still under Copyright of its
> respective authors.
 ....

     Most software on nearly every archive is "still under Copyright of its
respective authors". I guess you mean to focus upon out-of-print commercial
software-- e.g. games like 'Midnight Madness, Questron, etc.. 

     Your "trashcan" interpretation would, certainly, work for the few
remaining vogon types. However, as noted, the NinjaForce site includes links to
Asimov and Apple IIgs Gaming Memory Fairway. These sites do not merely include
out-of-print commercial software, they maintain almost nothing else.

     Nor are we talking about some giant Apple II links listing which just
happens to include the two sites. Fewer than 25 sites are listed and only 5
under "Download Facilities" which includes Asimov and 'Fairway.

     So, NinjaForce goes one better than those posting directions, it supplies
complimentary descriptions plus links!

     If the NinjaForce programmers are 'sending a message' to anyone, it is to
those who still mistakenly label responsibly managed archives as "pirate sites"
and call virtually all Apple II users "pirates".




Rubywand