Re: Asimov helps users and battles piracy!

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Nathan Mates writes ...
>

 ....

> Merely insisting on something that's
> patantly false does not make it true to the rest of the world, no
> matter how you've managed to self-delude yourself into thinking you're
> correct.
>

     Well, then, present your case. If you can show that maintaining old
out of print wares-- wares the owners do not object to having
maintained-- on an Apple II site is "piracy", those who have backed
Asimov are likely to change their positions.

 
>    Further, your insistence on being *unable* to even consider sending
> an email to the author *FIRST* is showing up here as a case of your
> blatant impoliteness towards legitimate authors... you ignored blatant
> directions in the Wolfenstein documentation to email the author first,

     This appears to be a diversion.

     Very well ... As you may recall, threads discussing and examining
the W3D bug business in detail unearthed information which only served
to embarrass you, the developers, and those who trusted you.

     Anyone who is interested need only review Csa2 threads beginning
with Clayburn Juniel's W3D post on 2/17/98. The truth crystallized at
last with a post by Jeff Blakeney-- one of those who trusted you and
your associates. He made a sincere, honest, well presented attempt to
shore up your collapsing position in a post on 2/28/98 ...


Subject:    Re: Rubywand's new award! Plus, a few Questions
          Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 04:27:50 GMT
          From: CUTjefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney)


Things were pretty much wrapped up on 3/3/98 in ...

Subject:    Re: Rubywand's new award! Plus, Answers
          Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 06:06:26 -0600
          From: Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>



> and you again refise to *ask* authors of old software before copying
> their stuff. You are in the wrong legally *and* morally-- your
> sugarcoated words in public postings cannot mask poison that runs in
> your veins and your hate for developers.
>

     Good grief. "Poison that runs in your veins"? 

     Maybe it's stuff like the above which would cause me to miss your
presence here.

     Let's see ... Ah! Here is a direct quote from page 1 of your very
own personal faqs:

>>
 ....

The content of these FAQs written by Nathan Mates is Copyright (c) 1997
by Nathan Mates. Any
redistribution of it to web sites affiliated in any way with the pirate,
sector editor, drug abuser, and all around
village idiot, Charles Turley is strictly prohibited.

 ....

Turkey's claims of "4D" sound have never been apologized for, despite
being well-shredded in a Mystery Turd
Theatre 3000 commentary
<<

     Unfortunately for Mystery Blow Theatre, the phenomenon of "4D
sound", ambisonics, etc. is well established.


>>
 ....

Do not believe this conartist. He is a thief, a pirate, and a liar. His
wishing you to believe otherwise is purely a
front for his clearly insane activities. Why would you believe someone
who blatantly claims to be a survivor of a
CIA Mind Control experiment? Try the crack cocaine mind scrambling
program he's admitted to being on.
<<

     Now, really, what is a normal, sane user who accesses your site
supposed to think about the author of something like the above? You must
admit that a reasonable conclusion is that you may well be among the
_non_ survivors of a particularly nasty CIA experiment utilizing Hatian
shell fish toxin.


 
>    Lose your double-minded lies about "usefulness"-- of course, to
> you, pirate sites are useful. Just as, I suppose, illegal drugs are
> "useful" to addicts. Sorry, however much you may believe that things
> are useful belies your addiction to them-- and they're STILL illegal.
>

     Again, you merely claim that Asimov is an "illegal" site. Your
statements of opinion do not constitute a logical argument.


> 
>     It is not the author's responsibility to play net.cop 24/7-- that
> is an unreasonable and stupid requirement to place on them. When
> authors release things, they have faith in the goodness of the
> community to OBEY the restrictions placed on the software. It is the
> *responsibility* of anyone wanting to modify the distribution policies
> to ASK FIRST, something you don't have the politeness nor the guts to
> do.
>

     Asimov is not exactly a secret web site. Any Apple II old software
copyright owner need only peruse Csa2 to quickly locate the old wares
archive. Besides, you have, no doubt, already sought to notify everyone
you can that their oldie wares are maintained there. Yet, Asimov
remains. My guess is that the copyright holders told you to 'take a
hike'.

 
>    Modifying distribution policies withOUT the permission of the
> author is illegal and wrong, and that's precisely what you're bending
> over backwads trying to explain away.

 ....

     Remember, I am merely the humble Keeper of the Apple II
comp.sys.apple2 Frequently Aske Questions on Ground, not the police.
There is no evidence that the copyright holders object. There is no
evidence that legal authorities object. What is your problem?



Rubywand