Date   : Wed, 06 Mar 1996 09:14:35 +0000 (GMT)
From   : James Fidell <james@...>
Subject: Re: Questions on BBC ROM image availability

> =====================================================
> Questions regarding the availablilty of BBC ROM images
> =====================================================
> 
> Question 1: (gilbertd@...)
> -----------
>   Would be possible to have something less than publically available; for
>   example one thing I could think of would be allowing them to be ftp'd
>   from an Acorn ftp site in the same way as some of the software which
>   Acorn already makes available on there.
>   I would not expect Acorn to put the stuff into the public domain, however
>   issuing a statement that they would allow them to be used solely for
>   the purpose of emulators (on a non-commercial basis?) on a good will
>   basis would surely be easier; it would remain completely under Acorns
>   control and wouldn't raise issues as to the worth of the software
>   being released?

I like this idea.

Make them freely available and distributable for use in freely available
emulators only.  Retain copyright but acknowledge that they may be
used in this context.  Along the same lines as the GNU Copyleft, I guess
(Yes, I do realise that the Copyleft allows commercial use, before anyone
points that out).

James.

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