AmigaOS 3.9 Boing Bag #3

[cha05e90]

Is there license and legal documentation included on each and every component in the BB3 archive?

- Yes, I think that's essential.
- Second: Someone shouldn't put original, copyrighted files in whatever "Community-BoingBag" - even a "patched" version still has the copyright (someone mentioned this before AFAIRC...).
- It must have been a huge and btw very welcome work to search all these files and make a package - so spending some more time to make it "perfect" (i.e. using original distributions, like CD-ROMS, as a patch base) should be possible.

[cha05e90]

No, I have just asked for and received confirmation that the MooVid version in question has been released to the community by the developer Lazlo Torok.

Interesting that it is still available here: http://www.reg.net/authors.asp?AuthorID=3759
So? Free or not free?

[cha05e90]

I really can't help but feel that our small user base is still overrun with absolute morrons when it comes to the worth of the 68k stuff. There isn't any. From the ROM's to the OS to the software. There is nothing of value in it anymore.

Nobody wants to stop the really appreciated effort to build a nice installing "BoingBag3", BUT - to use your own words - the community is still overrun by morons who consider everything 68k related is worthless which leads to their conclusion that everything should be for free and copyright is only a word. It is still possible to make a "bulletproof" update of OS3.9 - see AmiKit's post #111.

[cha05e90]

One vote for this - hopefully Thomas Richter can publish his patches & updates this way too, instead of waiting.. ;-)

Of course full files would be nice, but I don't think that is absolutely necessary. Infact I don't want to see possible negative attitude from copyright owners to let down those creating this excellent package. This has happened way too often. So if there is already legal way, and all it takes is somewhat more complex installer-script, I'd say it's easy choice.

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