Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/01/25/02:27:42
Gene Buckle <geneb AT web DOT wa DOT net> wrote:
>As Jeff noted earlier, OpenDOS has been released. (On time no less!)
>I'm "re-announcing" with the exact URL so folks don't have to go poking
>around to find it.
>Go to http://www.caldera.com/dos/dos.htm and grab it!
>(SEE! It's NOT vaporware! It's not, It's not... <ad nauseum>) *grin*
>g.
Theoreticly you are working with Caldera to simplify and take out
copyright code out of OpenDos. If that is true and they plan on
releasaing the sources what does this mean?
] Except where expressly provided in this license, Licensee may not
] use, copy, disseminate, modify, reverse engineer, distribute,
] sub-license, sell, rent, lend, give, or lease or in any way
] transfer using any means or medium, including telecommunications,
] the software. Licensee will use best efforts to take all reasonable
] steps to protect the software from unauthorized use, copying, or
] dissemination, and will maintain all proprietary notices intact.
This was taken from the agreement that you agree to when you download
the software. I am specificly referring to the word "modify". If
they are releasing the sources but do not want you to modify them,
what is the point??? Here is another question.
] Copying or reproduction of the software to any other server or
] location for further reproduction or redistribution is expressly
] prohibited.
If OpenDos is free to non-comercial users, why can people only
download it from the Caldera site. I know people that do not have
internet access so technicly they could not get the software because
the license tranfers to me when I download it, and I cannot give it to
them. See the first quote. Why would anyone start to devolope for
software that many people cannot legally access when everyone can
already make dos (and winblows) programs that the mass of the people
can already run. It seems Caldera is just choking any serious attempt
at releasing a good user supported dos clone.
I for one will not devolope for an opperating system that is
controlled by a company with a user policy as strict as Calders. It
is legal to dissassemble dos. The dissassmbly has even been in books
(ex Undicumented Dos, great book). But with OpenDos, by downloading
it you agree not to dissassble it.
Just my two cents.
Sean Nash
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