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Date: 12 October 1984
To: All SYSOPs and Users of ZCPR3
From: Echelon, Inc.
Subject: Domain Status of ZCPR3 and
Application Programs
It's been brought to our attention that there may be confusion
relative to the status of the programs known as DISCAT and Z3-
DOT-COM. We have heard of these files being put up on RCP/M
systems. Such action is illegal!
We wish to make clear the meaning of public domain, copyrighted,
and limited distribution programs.
ZCPR3 and the utilities are released for private use by
individuals in a non-commercial environment. This is called
limited or restricted distribution. You cannot sell ZCPR3 or
any of its utilities without first obtaining a license from
Echelon. They are copyrighted and the copyright has been
assigned to Echelon by Richard Conn. The owner of the copyright
determines the domain status of a program by whatever
restrictions he places on it.
The legal definition of "public domain" is: you may do anything
you wish, sell, give away, modify, etc. ZCPR3 is not in the
public domain; you cannot sell it without a license.
Presently two programs (with more to come) are not to be released
to the RCP/M network, are under strict license: DISCAT and Z3-
DOT-COM. These programs may be purchased only from Echelon, Inc.
The COM files are named: CATCHECK, CATERASE, CATFREE, CATMAKE,
CATMERGE, CATNAME, CATRMDSK, CATSCAN, CATUPD, Z3L and the special
files are ENV.SPR, SYSFCP.SPR, Z3BIO.SPR, Z3CPR.SPR, and
Z3MOV.BIN. These will never be released to SIG/M or public
message networks. These are programs to keep Echelon alive,
making money, with some of that money going to Richard Conn and
Joe Wright.
Please guard our rights...if we don't stay in business there will
be no more ZCPR3's or enhancements or applications taking special
advantage of the system capability. We are practically giving
the software away now, not making much off each package. Come
and join in our support of the 8-bit CP/M world that many have
been so quick to abandon. Thank you.