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- From: mmtl@hobson.cc.flinders.edu.au (T.Lampre)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: The Ultimate OS/2 FTP Source
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.005914.48353@frodo.cc.flinders.edu.au>
- Date: 24 Jul 92 00:59:14 GMT
- References: <1992Jul22.073140.12653@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> <1992Jul22.151625.28860@watson.ibm.com> <64117@hydra.gatech.EDU>
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- In article <64117@hydra.gatech.EDU> ccusekh@prism.gatech.EDU (Kevin Hodge) writes:
- >In article <1992Jul22.151625.28860@watson.ibm.com> nrt@watson.ibm.com (Nicholas R. Trio) writes:
- >NK: I think that it's valid to say software.watson.ibm.com will have the
- >NK: latest patches for OS/2. As far as public-domain software, I am really
- >NK: not set up for it (and haven't done any of the paperwork to allow it
- >NK: to happen here).
- >
- >Gee Nick, what are you waiting for? :-)
- >
- >
-
- Probably waiting for advice from the legal department.
-
- Were IBM to start providing access to Freeware, Shareware and
- copylefted software they would have to make all sorts of disclaimers
- about not endorsing or warranting the software stored there.
-
- IBM seems to need to be more careful than most other companies in not
- seeming to favour any other party at the possible expense of others.
-
- In this age of litigation the last thing I would want to see is a case
- of 'I lost income on my Widget Management program because you guys
- didn't put it up on your server'. Stupid yes, but just look at the
- suits that get filed and it's not improbable.
-
- I would prefer to see the site used for patches, CSD's, drivers and
- annoucements. We are already well served by ftp-os2 & other
- 'non-interested' parties for other wares.
-
- Trevor Lampre
- MIS Unit
- Flinders University of South Australia
-