9/1/1982 Watertight-Rope Walking?The Omega Software Company, which distributes the Locksmith program, claims that their purpose in selling the program is not to have people pirate software, but only to back it up. My only question is: why does Omega supply the parameters for copying programs that already supply backups or that have easily attainable backups? If a company supplies a backup and replacement copies free of charge, and Omega still distributes the parameters for such programs, one wonders whether Omega's rationale really holds water.
Geoffrey Ravnor, New York, NY - V3N1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We established a policy of not providing parameters for programs that meet what we feel are certain minimum standards in the area of backups. We even sent letters to all the major software houses stating our policy and asking for comments. A few have answered, some positive, some native; most have not answered at all. Most of the vendors were really interested in attempting to resolve the problem, while a few were simply more interested in finding fault with us than facing the real issue. In order to abide by these standards. Locksmith is currently being sold with a backup disk included in the original package. Also provided with Locksmith is a manual supplement in which there is a statement of Omega's policy regarding backups and parameters. Incidentally, the rest of our software is sold unprotected. David M. Alpert, President. Omega Microware, Chicago, IL - V3N1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Omega's policy, as stated in the Locksmith manual supplement, is an agreement not to publish "parms" forprograms whose vendor provides replacement disks with the return of the original for five dollars or less within a short time after receipt; or, in the case of business and utility programs, if an archival disk is supplied in the original package. Softalk Response - V3N1 Comments are closed.
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