Re: Asimov missing stuff

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

kws@delphi.com writes ...
> 
> Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> writes:
> 
> >'useful life'. Uploaders and archives may be reluctant to handle old
> >educational software because of the checking required to be sure that it
> >is not still being sold and supported.
> 
> Haha.  Since when have warez sites checked that their warez are
> not being sold or supported?  Do AppleWorks or Proterm mean anything
> to you?



     In his/her post, Zerothis seemed to wondering why "Gertrude's
Puzzles" and a couple other educational programs were so hard to find on
A2 archives. My response was that the explanation was likely to be a
lack of user interest and, possibly, a concern that they might still be
actively sold and supported.

     Finding out whether or not an educational product is currently sold
and supported is not especially difficult; but, it does take some time
and effort. Given low interest, it is easier to just not list the
product.

     You appear to feel that the presence of Awks 5 and, at one time, of
PT.31, shows a lack of concern as to whether or not a listed product is
being actively sold and supported. It seems more likely that we are
dealing with a case in which user interest overcame concerns about
availability. Though, at current pricing, actual "availability" of the
items is something we could debate, we do agree that neither item should
have been listed.


     Do achives such as Asimov, Uni-kl.de, etc. care whether or not a
product is currently being sold and supported by the copyright owner?
The evidence suggests that they do. There are many current
moderate/high-interest Apple II and IIgs products which could easily be
offered for downloading on these archives. If the archives are just
"warez sites" which do not care, why are these products not available
for downloading now?



 
Rubywand