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  Herσá i≤á ß brieµ financia∞ repor⌠ oµ thσá Sig/═ ì
account as of July 1, 1981

Bank balance Jun 1              $406.10
Deposits in June               $1125.50
Expenses in June
   Shipping costs                $59.98
   Bank charges                   $3.25
   Disk purchases               $719.33
   Phone expense                 $10.00
   Total expense                $792.56
Bank balance Jul 1              $739.04

  ┴ tota∞ oµ 17▒ disk≤ werσ sen⌠ thi≤á month¼á anΣ ì
25 responses made to information requests.

  Thσá followinτá lette≥ wa≤ receiveΣ recentl∙á iε ì
response to our letter printed here last month.

                      CPMUG
               CP/M (R) USERS GROUP
                1651 THIRD AVENUE
               NEW YORK, N.Y. 10028
SIG/M
Attn: Mr.  Bruce R. Ratoff
Vice-Chairman
P.O. Box 97
Iselin
NJ    08830                  July 6,1981


Dear Bruce:

Thanδ yo⌡ fo≥ you≥ lette≥ oµ Junσ 1┤ conveyinτ thσ ì
resolutioε oµ you≥ meetinτ helΣ oε Junσ 12.

╔ aφ ver∙ pleaseΣ tha⌠ thσ SIG/═ membershi≡á voteΣ ì
t∩á authorizσ TheCP/═ User≤ Grou≡  (CPMUG⌐ t∩ disì
tributσ thσ SIG/═ Softwarσá Library«á However¼á a≤ ì
discusseΣ beforσ oε man∙ occasions¼á CPMU╟ i≤ ver∙ ì
strongl∙ opposeΣ t∩ "somewható publiπ domaiε softì
ware¼á anΣ wσ d∩ no⌠ accep⌠ thσ authorit∙ oµ SIG/═ ì
t∩ awarΣ o≥ den∙ permissioε regardinτ thi≤ matter.

CPMU╟á make≤ n∩ restriction≤ oε thσ usσ oµá materì
ial≤ iε thei≥ Softwarσ Library«á  Indeed¼ althougΦ ì
wσ d∩ no⌠ wisΦ to¼ wσ als∩ believσ tha⌠ wσ havσ n∩ ì
authorit∙á t∩á d∩ so«á  AlthougΦ man∙ oµ u≤á spen⌠ ì
man∙á hour≤á reviewing¼á selecting¼á groupinτá anΣ ì
cataloging¼á i⌠ wa≤ certainl∙ no⌠ donσ iε orde≥ t∩ ì
gaiεá an∙á kinΣ oµ ownershi≡ o≥ contro∞á ove≥á thσ ì
material«á  Thσ notσ tha⌠ goe≤ ou⌠ witΦ thσá diskì
ette≤á anΣá catalog≤á i≤ tha⌠á recipient≤á "...arσ ì
remindeΣ tha⌠ softwarσ contribution≤ arσ necessar∙ ì
iµ thσ exchangσ prograφ i≤ t∩ prosper."è
Iεá term≤ oµ thσ specifiπá SIG/═á "conditions"¼á ╔ ì
regre⌠á tha⌠á thσá ideß oµ maintaininτá thσá SIG/═ ì
diskettσá number≤ seperatel∙á i≤á unworkable«á  Wσ ì
wil∞á follo≈á precisel∙ thσ methoΣ b∙ whicΦá SIG/═ ì
incorporateΣá thσ Pascal/┌ librar∙á oµá diskettes¼ ì
whereb∙á thσ catalog≤ full∙ acknowledgeΣ thσ origì
ina∞á sourcσ anΣ numbering¼á bu⌠ a⌠ thσ samσá timσ ì
intergrateΣá thσ catalog≤ anΣ volumσ number≤á int∩ ì
thσ SIG/═ numberinτ system«á  A≤ thσ SIG/═ cataloτ ì
compiler≤á clearl∙ understood¼á thi≤ i≤á thσá onl∙ ì
practica∞ methoΣ oµ maintaininτ ß simplσ distribuì
tioε system.

Iεá term≤á oµ thσ seconΣ resolution¼á Eddiσ anΣá ╔ ì
wil∞á bσ mos⌠ pleaseΣ t∩ attenΣ onσ oµ you≥á meetì
ings«  A≤ severa∞ oµ u≤ seeφ t∩ havσ sucΦ strongl∙ ì
helΣá views¼á perhap≤á ß forma∞á debatσá coulΣá bσ ì
arrangeΣ ove≥ thσ propositioε oµ restricteΣ usσ oµ ì
publiπ domaiε software.

Ver∙ truly,

Anthon∙ R« Gold

Date entered: July 14, 1981   From: Hank Kee
To: ALL
About: Sig/M-CPMUG


Emotiona∞á rhetoriπá ofteε blind≤ objectivit∙á anΣ ì
debate≤ arσ ofteε no⌠ opeε discussion≤ oµá issues« ì
Perhap≤á rationa∞á mind≤ coulΣá prevai∞á regardinτ ì
CPMU╟á distributioε oµ Sig/═ volume≤ iµ wσ werσ t∩ ì
patientl∙áá listeεá t∩á eacΦá othe≥á rathe≥áá thaε ì
"outtalkó eacΦ other.

╔á aφá ß "charteró membe≥ oµ thσ Sig/═á Group«á M∙ ì
participatioεá ha≤á beeε a⌠ it≤ inceptioεá a≤á thσ ì
edito≥á oµá Sig/═ volumes«á ╔ becamσá activσá wheε ì
therσ wa≤ ß dr∙ spel∞ oµ CPMU╟ release≤ fo≥ ove≥ ß ì
year«á Sig/═á wa≤ createΣ t∩ offe≥ aεá alternativσ ì
mediuφ fo≥ thosσ wh∩ wisΦ t∩ donatσ program≤á int∩ ì
publiπá domaiε througΦ ß non-profi⌠á organization« ì
Sig/═á operate≤ unde≥ thσ auspice≤ oµ thσá Amateu≥ ì
Compute≥ Grou≡ oµ Ne≈ Jersey«

Fo≥ thosσ oµ yo⌡ wh∩ ma∙ no⌠ bσ familia≥ witΦá Ne≈ ì
Yorδá Statσ politics¼á wσ havσ fou≥ majo≥ parties« ì
Thσá Republicaεá Part∙ candidatσ i≤á normall∙á thσ ì
samσ candidatσ oε thσ Conservativσ Part∙ slatσ anΣ ì
thσ Democratiπ Part∙ nomineσ i≤ almos⌠ alway≤á thσ ì
samσá a≤ thσ Libera∞ Part∙ candidate«á Man∙ voter≤ ì
canno⌠á emotionall∙ votσ fo≥ eithe≥ oµá thσá majo≥ ì
part∙á candidate≤ bu⌠ havσ n∩ problem≤ votinτá fo≥ ìèthσá samσá persoεá oε eithe≥ thσá Conservativσá o≥ ì
Libera∞á ticket«á Similarl∙á man∙ oµá thσá donateΣ ì
program≤ werσ receiveΣ witΦ thσ samσ typσ oµ craz∙ ì
rationa∞e b∙á peoplσá wh∩á werσá sensitivσáá abou⌠ ì
donatinτá througΦ ß profi⌠ chartereΣ organization« ì
╔ personall∙ don'⌠ reall∙ carσ ho≈ thesσá program≤ ì
arσ entereΣ int∩ publiπ domain«á Thσ microcompute≥ ì
hobbyist≤á arσ iε thσ lonτ ruε thσá beneficiaries« ì
A≤ ß menbe≥ oµ thσ Sig/═ Group¼ m∙ primar∙ concerε ì
center≤á arounΣá thσ los≤ oµ identit∙á oµá anothe≥ ì
donatioεá medium¼á whicΦá iε turε coulΣ resul⌠á iε ì
fewe≥ program≤ beinτ submitteΣ int∩ publiπ domain« ì
┴ secondar∙ concerε i≤ tha⌠ thσ publiπ ma∙ no⌠á bσ ì
awarσá oµá duplicatσ material≤ wheε the∙ d∩á orde≥ ì
volume≤ froφ CPMUG.

N∩á onσ i≤ goinτ t∩ makσ an∙ fortunσ iε thi≤á typσ ì
oµ venture«á Wσ arσ happ∙ iµ i⌠ break≤ even«á MucΦ ì
ha≤á beeεá inferreΣ a≤ t∩ wha⌠ i≤ lega∞á o≥á mora∞ ì
regardinτ distributioε oµ publiπ domaiεá software« ì
╔ aφ neithe≥ ß lawye≥ b∙ professioε no≥ ß ministe≥ ì
b∙á calling«áá ╔á d∩á kno≈á tha⌠á logiπá doe≤á no⌠ ì
necessaril∙á coincidσ witΦ issue≤ oµá legality«á ╔ ì
personall∙á prefe≥ tha⌠ thσ identit∙ oµ Sig/═á no⌠ ì
bσ amalgamateΣ b∙ inferencσ int∩ CPMUG«á ╔ havσ n∩ ì
problem≤á witΦ CPMU╟ freel∙ distributinτ thσ Sig/═ ì
volumes« Thi≤ i≤ n∩ differen⌠ thaε wσ distributinτ ì
CPMU╟á volumes«á Iµ publiπ opinioεá prevail≤á tha⌠ ì
therσ shoulΣ bσ onl∙ onσ 'legitimateº organizatioε ì
handlinτáá thσáá distributioεá oµá publiπáá domaiε ì
software¼á ╔ caε livσ witΦ that« Tha⌠ i≤ wha⌠ thi≤ ì
countr∙ i≤ al∞ about«

Thσá Sig/═á Grou≡á wil∞ bσá releasinτá anothe≥á 1▒ ì
volume≤áá oµá softwarσá withiεá thσá nex⌠áá month« ì
IncludeΣáá wil∞á bσá ßá fron⌠áá pane∞áá simulator¼ ì
VersaFlopp∙á I╔á doublσá densit∙á BIOS¼á thσá Yalσ ì
Cataloτ oµ Brigh⌠ Stars¼á anΣ aε AdvanceΣ Termina∞ ì
System≤ package¼á a≤ wel∞ a≤ man∙ othe≥ item≤á to∩ ì
numerous to mention.

  Thσá followinτá statemen⌠ wa≤ receiveΣá Jul«á 1╢ ì
from:

Charlie Foster
Pascal-Z Users Group
Position report:

  Thσ Pascal-┌ user≤ grou≡ wa≤ starteΣ t∩á providσ ì
Publiπ Domaiε softwarσ fo≥ peoplσ oµ al∞ interest≤ ì
anΣá experience«á  M∙ persona∞ feelinτ i≤ tha⌠ thσ ì
CP/═ User≤ Grou≡ ha≤ ß stronτ tingσ oµ commercialì
ization.

  Thσá reasoε ╔ fee∞ thi≤ wa∙ i≤ tha⌠á locall∙á wσ ìècaεá cop∙á Publiπ Domaiε softwarσ fo≥ onσá dollar« ì
Thσ cluΓ get≤ disk≤ fo≥ $3.50¼ mailinτ cost≤ abou⌠ ì
$1.00¼á s∩á iµá yo⌡ computσ cos⌠ a⌠á $6.0░á a≤á aε ì
average¼á ╔á can'⌠á hel≡á bu⌠ fee∞ tha⌠á CPMU╟á i≤ ì
makinτá ß profit«á  Furthermore¼á severa∞á oµá ou≥ ì
program≤á werσ donateΣ witΦ thσ specifiπ instructì
ion≤ tha⌠ nobod∙ caε sel∞ theφ commercially.

  ╔á woulΣá likσá t∩ sugges⌠ ßá solutioεá t∩á thi≤ ì
hassle«á  Iµ CPMU╟ woulΣ publisΦ thei≥ accounting¼ ì
tha⌠á i≤á opeε thei≥ books¼á theεá everyonσá coulΣ ì
judgσ thσ profi⌠ aspec⌠ fo≥ themselves«á Iµ ╔ havσ ì
no⌠ estimateΣ correctly¼á ╔ woulΣ offe≥ m∙á apoloì
gie≤ anΣ welcomσ thσ correction.