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As a sometimes journalist I find more and more that the the
term free press is a myth. The harsh reality of the
publishing business is that economic concerns take precedence
over editorial matters. You never put your banker in a bad
light and you end up going along to get along. Style, content
and slant largely being declared by management. Which is as
it should be. He who pays the piper calls the tune.
The FREE PRESS is a program that is an attempt to address
this problem. This program is not copyrighted and anyone can
do anything they damn well please with it. I impose no
conditions and retain no rights, responsibilities or
royalties. I declare this program The FREE PRESS to be public
domain.
I make no warranties about this program and take no
responsibilities for anything anyone does with this program.
This program is a machine to publish text and I am its
manufacturer. I can no more be held responsible for the use
people make of my machine than the manufacturer of a printing
press can be held responsible for what is printed on his
presses.
I am interested in what people do with this program. If you
take the trouble to publish something I would like to see it.
My Address is : Gordon Couger, 212 E. Grand Frederick, OK
73542.
I will send a couple of future releases of THE FREE PRESS
directly to any one that sends me ten bucks. The
contribution in no way is required for any the use of the
program. It is only to cover my cost of handling. While the
program is free the postage and disk ain't, another harsh
reality of life.
The fact that the FREE PRESS is not copyrighted does not
preclude copyrighting the material that appears in it.
There are no restrictions as to what you can charge for
distribution. I would like credit as author of the program
that makes the magazine.
Comments and ideas are appreciated. I have high hopes for
this approach to publishing.
I believe that much of the benefit of computers will lie in
the improved dissemination of information. This type approach
can greatly speed the spread of information.
After careful consideration I have decided to publish this as
public domain. A program titled the FREE PRESS should live up
to its name.
The FREE PRESS is not copyrighted. Any encumbrances or
restrictions would defeat the concept.
I personally believe that one should sign ones work but a lot
of folks don't. Anonymity certainly is required in some cases
but it is badly abused by most that use it. To many it is
little more than writing on the bathroom wall.
This program, The FREE PRESS wraps a lot of text files into a
reasonably attractive package. It is not difficult to do.
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I publish a simi-monthly magazine the MSDOS NEWS. It is aimed
to those who aspire mastery of their computer environment. I
have considerable expertise in programming. Several
contributors have experience in marketing, retail, consulting
and system design. The focus of the last issue MSDOS NEWS was
hard disk maintenance and backup. Also reviews on Reflex and
Turbo Basic (Great).
Annual subscription to MSDOS NEWS is $25 for 6 issuers or a
single issue for $5. Send to:Gordon Couger,212 E. Grand,
Frederick, OK 73542.
Contributions of material are need to broaden the scope of
the news. We don't pay well now, But we hope to in the
future.
Gordon