I am the president and marketing manager of a company. Do you really think I have time to be making web pages? That's pretty silly. I have enough to do trying to keep up with all of our developers and trying to make sure we get some hits, and consulting on different software packages.
If you choose to not believe me, that's your business. But, I have no reason to lie to you. I don't know you and you don't know me. I have apologized about what the author did, and I can't do anything more. I hope the great people whose messages here I have read don't hold grudges.
If the people here can't forgive me, I am truly sorry. I fired a valuable asset to my company because he did something that you and I both don't believe in. And I am now taking out personal time to set what he did wrong and make a truly good and original web page.
And as to the developer being unnamed... what does that mean? I don't think he deserves to be tormented by people who have nothing better to do. I set up an account if you something to say to him. It is his wish to remain anonymous, and I respect that. I can't imagine if you were in his position you would want to be known.
Oh, and as to me trying to be "disjointed from him", I take full responsibility for his actions. That is why he longer has a job, and why I have been on here taking in all your ridicule. I am not "disjointing" myself from him. But I do want everyone to know I don't believe what he did was right.
Thank you for your time.
BowmanSoft Software
http://www.bowmansoft.com/
Web Hosting and Design Services
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From: jeffrey steven bunds <bunds@students.uiuc.edu>
To: Richard Bowman <richard@BOWMANSOFT.COM>
Cc: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Date: Thursday, June 19, 1997 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: Is ticalc.org down?
I love how this Bowman guy is trying to establish a disjointed space from
the so-called "developer" (who is still conveniently un-named).
I'm
really getting a kick about all the heated debate going on lately - makes
for some great entertainment.
But seriously, I feel very strongly about copyright infringement
issues.
I think that it's entirely fair for the parties involved to seek whatever
legal retribution and resolution they desire.
On Thu, 19 Jun 1997, Richard Bowman wrote:
> OK, OK... Sorry... as a matter of fact, I only visited the site once. =
> Please don't be angry with me. I never looked in detail at the site. I
=
> just told y'all what the developer gave me as markteting material. I am
=
> again very sorry. The next TIonline will be a good site that is =
> completely written by me and another employee, Megan. (Reach her at =
> megan@bowmansoft.com).
> We are starting the site from scratch, and will probally have a alpha =
> version up for everyone to see again by next week. However, I promise no
=
> material will be copied from any other site. Other sites will be used as
=
> references, and if any info is used, it will be appropriate quoted and
=
> sourced.
> Sorry again for the trouble. Reach the guy who made the earlier site at
=
> lamer@bowmansoft.com. Please
don't place too much objectionable language =
> in it. Just tell him what you think he did wrong when he did the site
> BowmanSoft Software
> http://www.bowmansoft.com/
> Web Hosting and Design Services
>
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> From: Tony Lieuallen <arantius@erols.com>
> To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
> Date: Thursday, June 19, 1997 3:25 PM
> Subject: Re: Is ticalc.org down?
>
> Richard Bowman wrote:
> >
> > Eggplant Farms wrote:
> >
> > > Is ticalc.org down?
> >
> > Well, don't worry about ticalc.org. Instead, visit
> > http://tionline.home.ml.org/ which
provides more information and a
> > simpler interface.
> >
> > The site just opened on 6/18/97, and soon the site will contain
> > competing file archives, along with many other features that meet
and
> ^^^^^^^^^
> It's fine with me if you do this project, BUT FOR GOD'S SAKE DON'T TRY
> TO COMPETE!!!!
>
> > exceed ticalc.org.
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