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Re: This version of OS.v.3.9 is shareware/freeware (WTF?!)
« on: November 28, 2007, 02:36:20 PM »
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LoadWB wrote:
But he does say (paraphrase) that this is a shareware/freeware version of OS3.9, so there's no licensing violations.

I'd like to hear his explanation of that.


Umm, that's not the way I understand it.

From the write-up:

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It has received both criticism and praise; criticism for being a 'shareware/freeware' upgrade...


All he's saying is that a lot of people have criticized OS3.9 as being OS3.1 with a lot of shareware/freeware programs preinstalled on it.  I've heard people say this too.  They'll say, "Don't buy OS3.9 as everything "new" on OS3.9 can be downloaded from Aminet anyway.

I still think OS3.9 is worth the buy, though.  I own a copy.
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Re: This version of OS.v.3.9 is shareware/freeware (WTF?!)
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2007, 07:27:16 PM »
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LoadWB wrote:
Read it again:

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This version of OS.v.3.9 is shareware/freeware and there is not a breach of copyright. This is a fully working version.


How does that read?



Oops. I must have missed that part.  I guess he is sellig illegal copies.  (And I HIGHLY doubt AmigaKit is selling copies as he states.)
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