"Paul Schlyter" <pausch@saaf.se> wrote in message
news:c60002$2ne8$1@merope.saaf.se...
: In article <vaWdnbJa0KZtLx_d4p2dnA@comcast.com>,
: Bill Garber <willy46pa@comcast DOT net> wrote:
:
: > Probably due to them being abandonware. As long as
: > no one is selling them or anything that uses them,
: > then they have no cause to be concerned. I haven't
: > seen any emulators for sale, yet, so why should they
: > care.
:
: Then you haven't seen Apple Oasis, an Apple II emulator which
is
: shareware (i.e. the author want some money from you if you
decide to
: continue using it past the trial period). Apple Oasis is the
only
: Apple II emulator which also properly emulates a Z80 card,
enabling
: you to run Apple CP/M on it.
Yes, I have seen it, and shareware is a good way of getting
around copyright infringing. It gives the user the option of
donating something to keep the program in existance, rather
than becoming and actual charge for continued use. Does the
program cease to function after the trial period? If so,
then the creator is requiring payment, making the product
commercial. If not, then it is up to the user whether he/she
wishes to donate funds to continue development. There is a
very great difference between a request for funds and a
demand for them.