Layers.library V45 on the aminet

[stefcep2]

Excuse me, but I have CGX 4 rev 6.  Why should I use this replacement library?

[stefcep2]

@Thomas I don't mean to be not appreciative of your work.  From the thread I didn't know the difference.  In a nutshell V45 should be more memory efficient and faster, with some new functions?

[stefcep2]

No, unfortunately. I tried several times to contact Alex concerning this problem, but I didn't receive anything. (It's not that I'm unable to fix this in P96 - I have everything I need - except the author's permission). Then, however, it's vacation time, so he's probably somewhere else.  Greetings, Thomes

Amiga software authors must be the most difficult to contact

I remember the owner of Miami years ago "disappearing", then the MUI guy, the IBrowse guy.

Everyone these days is contactable but no, not Amiga programmers.

And if you do manage to contact him it would not surprise they refuse, well because they can.

Unbelievable.

[stefcep2]

@thomasrichter.

I appreciate your work, and your efforts to respect the legalities.  Its absolutely your call.

But I just find it incredible that after all this time that people would actually care that someone else modified-for the better- their obscure piece of code running on an archaic piece of hardware that has no practical or commercial value.

I could get any SNES ROM I ever wanted all over the net at a time when Nintendo was trying to sell versions for the Wii, and did anyone get sued?

The Amiga situation is insane.  We are just trying to have a bit of fun.

[stefcep2]

Ok, here's an offer. Provided I compile a binary version of P96, will you host it and will you indemnify me from any legal claim? Written contract, signed, by both parties?

Hypothetically speaking what could the author claim?

The software is freely available is it not?  What money have they lost?

You didn't make any money from it either.

And you *improved* it.

If he's concerned that your version may introduce defects and his name being associated with it may sully his reputation then that's simple enough to fix in a read.me