Re: TI-82 Mac users only

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Re: TI-82 Mac users only

At 09:15 PM 9/30/97 -0400, you wrote:
>It is perfectly lawful to distribute software provided you are making only a
>_small_ amount of profit past the amount it costs you to produce the disk.
>Unless this software is retail, it is perfectly OK to do this. Copyrighting
>also has nothing to do with it, since you are not altering the software. If
>TICALC can redistribute it, so can anyone.
>

His point was that you shouldn't distribute programs/utils/games without
permission from the author first.  TICALC.org distributes games ONLY if the
author of the program wants it there.  Since it doesn't cost a thing to
download programs from TICALC.org (in other words:  its **FREE**).  If the
author wishes to sell (or have somebody else sell) their program, then its
fine.  However, if you start making any type of profit from distributing
THEIR programs, you will have a bunch of SEVERELY ticked off people on your
hands (and many other things will happen to you as well that will wreck
your reputation as a person).

About 4 months ago I would probably be indifferent because I wouldn't
understand how people would react.  I am telling you from experience not to
do this.  You will get flamed severely and might have to change e-mail
accounts (a few people might defend you but I doubt it once they learn what
you did) because of flooding.  I am always careful as to what I send to
this list since I want to help and not hurt people as possible programmers.
 I am telling you not to do this so that someone might possibly create a
really awesome game, utility, or fun program because they don't have to
worry about someone making a profit at their expense.

I hope I have made myself fairly clear.  If you do create this, expect
about half a million messages from my domain alone (and MACs are slow
downloading things from what I hear).  I will flood your e-mail address to
its limit (if you have one) every day for the rest of your life.  I AM NOT
WILLING TO SEE SOMEONE
NOT ATTEMPT TO PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEIR PROGRAMS WILL BE SOLD
AT A
PROFIT.  I think that many others on this list will say the same thing I have.


                 Thomas J. Hruska -- thruska@tir.com
Shining Light Productions -- "Meeting the needs of fellow programmers"
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>Richard
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Tyrrill <Jeff_Tyrrill@MSN.COM>
>To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM <CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM>
>Date: Tuesday, September 30, 1997 7:07 PM
>Subject: Re: TI-82 Mac users only
>
>
>>If you guys make these compilations, be prepared to deal with a bunch of
>>pissed-off authors who claim *you* are making money off of *their* games,
>>many of which are copyrighted. Besides, ticalc.org has a ZIP file in each
>>archive that contains every file in that archive.
>>________________
>>
>>Jeff Tyrrill
>>http://tyrrill-ticalc.home.ml.org/
>>http://ti-files.home.ml.org/
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From:   Open discussion of TI Graphing Calculators  On Behalf Of 82nd Deer
>>Sent:   Monday, September 29, 1997 7:37 PM
>>To:     CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
>>Subject:        Re: TI-82 Mac users only
>>
>>I was considering making a compilation like this, except for all TI
>>Calculators, plus it would have schematics and links.  It would be on a CD
>>& cost around $10-$15.
>>
>>At 06:40 PM 9/29/97 -0600, ilya winham wrote:
>>>Tell me if this would be a good idea:
>>>How many people would pay lets say, 5$, for a disk or two full of ALL
>>>TI-82 games and programs in mac format. These disk(s) would contain
>>>between 600-1000 games/programs in .82p/.82g/.82b/.zip format for the
>>>MAC! I know some people have trouble getting some programs to work for
>>>macs (like decoding and sending to the calc,I.E. stargate, a1solver,
>>>nuclear war etc...)  This way you will have all the programs available
>>>to date one 1-2 disks! If you think you would be interested please email
>>>me. If I get enough response I might carry through with this plan!! (Of
>>>course the disks would come with the unreleased Starwars, protennis,
>>>diablo, and Pathways into darkness!)
>>>
>>>
>>---
>>Evil Jim
>>Viva La Mexico
>><eviljim@writeme.com>
>>http://members.tripod.com/~eviljim/
>>I want to die in my sleep like my Grandfather, not screaming in pain like
>>the passengers in my car...
>>
>
>
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