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From: ccb8m@viper.cs.Virginia.EDU (Charles C. Bundy)
Subject: Re: RedGen Source - Evolving Corewar Warriors
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Date: Thu, 5 Oct 1995 14:39:02 GMT
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In article <44c5n4$dhu@hermes.cair.du.edu> ruhl@phoebe.cair.du.edu (Robert A. Uhl) writes:
>In article <F5T1BD4w200w@alcyone.darkside.com>,
>Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.darkside.com> wrote:
>>
>>Ahem!  There's a world of difference between shareware (or even 
>>freeware!) and public domain.
>
>  But if the compiler company allows shareware, which costs, then what
>would it have against PD, which is free, or freeware?  PD does not
>mean program modifiable, but modification of resources (with a Mac, a

Public Domain does indeed mean "program modifiable"  It means the author
gives up all rights to a piece of work and that work is in the Public
Domain.

Freeware means "I retain copyright of the work with these exceptions ...
one of which is no one may charge another for this work with the exception
of duplication material fees" CONTRAST:  A work which is in the public domain  
can be sold by a third party and they make a fortune and you have no legal 
recourse.

Shareware means "Freely distribute, Use under restriction (usually time, often
lack of features) Pay me if it is worth something to you or you want added
value (IE docs, support, full features, etc)." Very similar to Freeware with
the "distribution clause" but the author expects payment.  Read the shareware
clause carefully, if they are temporally based authors may take legal actions
since time utilized is often easy to prove before a court. The reality is
shareware authors don't have much chance in court even with temporal 
restrictions :(.

Charles
ccb8m@virginia.edu

