Re: Concerning this CheckWorks Issue: (Was - Re: Where is Aw5???)

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

!smentzer@ecom.net (Steve Mentzer) wrote:

>>
>>IMHO, If the author of such older sharewares and freewares of the program
under
>>discussion (which have been available for years now from other public access
>>areas on the Internet and on several online services also) wants to place a
>>restriction on distribution, or a reclassification of his older shareware
>>and/or freeware versions of the program, then the author should do so
promptly
>>with a public announcement to this newsgroup and all ftp sites, online
>>services, etc. that continue to make them available.
>
>You know Tom,
>
>If it is indeed true that the versions of checkworks that were available on 
>asimov were at one time public domain/shareware, then it would confirm my 
>hunches all along.
>
>If it is true, I think Mr.Kohn owes the admin of asimov an apology, and also 
>owes the entire CSA2 community a long apology for once again proving to the 
>world that things are not as clear cut as he would like them to be.

My understanding is that the author transferred the entire copyright of
all the versions over to Joe.  That's how Joe is providing the shareware
versions in the bundle he sells.  That means Asimov should not have
those versions either, as Joe requested.