Re: Who said HypercardGS is now free?

[Leslie M. Barstow III <wdphoenix@delphi.com>]

Phillip "Ty" Young <tyoung@jove.acs.unt.edu> writes:
 
>I while ago somebody posted something to the effect that Hypercard GS is 
>now "freeware."  I wanted to announce my findings (humbly) FYI.
 
 
>me.  As probably most of you know, HCGS is NOT freeware...Apple has a 
>license thing on it that makes it necessary to only grant distribution 
>rights to those who pay a licensing fee, i.e. commercial networks 
 
Not quite right - the licensing agreements they have with the commercial
services have, at least in the past, only given those services a couple of
months worth of advance.  HC2GS is now officially part of the System Software
package according to every account I have seen.  What this means for the
average Internet user is that in a month or two, it should be posted on the
apple ftp site.  It usually takes them some time, and the past impressions I
have gotten is that there are some complications posting things on the ftp
site (i.e. the legal shuffling is a bit difficult).  Wait a while - it WILL
show up (and is definitely worth it).
--
Leslie M. Barstow III    | Disclaimer:  We don't need no stinkin' disclaimer!
                         |
WDPhoenix@aol.com        | Organization:  Wandering Damage.
WDPHOENIX@delphi.com     | Project:  Try To Take Over The World.