If a programmer ceases support of a product they should either make an unprotected full version available for distribution...their software will be made available in unprotected fo…

Sorry, my eyes glaze over at five-line sentences.

Unfortunately not all programmers have copyright over their own code in the first place. If they're developing to hire, their employer may own the rights, and if the employer fold…

Unfortunately not all programmers have copyright over their own code in the first place. If they're developing to hire, their employer may own the rights, and if the employer fold…

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-free.html

In spite of what I said above, I do think that if a programmer ceases support of a product they should either make an unprotected full version available for distribution or else co…

Yeah! Quit yer whinin' and get codin' Click to expand... The last time I did that, a computer howled in pain. And that was just six lines of code.

I have noticed very little "free" software for my newtons, most of it is shareware. Click to expand... How much software have you written and distributed for free? Click to …

This is a subject that has been picking at me for some time. I have noticed very little "free" software for my newtons, most of it is shareware. What is worse is the limitations th…

I have noticed very little "free" software for my newtons, most of it is shareware. Click to expand... How much software have you written and distributed for free?

They walk a very fine line in the current state as well. They need to prevent piracy and create funds to continue such niche software. But the moment they go under or are not utili…

Personally you can either track down the original developer through the internet and get the software registered, or just pirate it. I don't think developers are greedy pigs, if t…

You mean iSerial doesn't help?

That isn't a problem limited to the Newton. The Amiga shares it. MS-DOS shares it. In a sense, I would argue that our sense of entitlement is a form of greed. Though, on the wh…

Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Click to expand... ... and so began the quest of Richard Stahlman for free software. I doubt if many of those newton developers still …

This is a subject that has been picking at me for some time. I have noticed very little "free" software for my newtons, most of it is shareware. What is worse is the limitations th…

they appear quite frequent (the classic IIs) on ebay UK. Should be easy to get one

There's one everywhere. Freenode, Undernet, MacSpeak... you name it. It's just that except the Freenode, Undernet & MacSpeak ones are registered, all the other's aren't.

oh there is one on freenode? I'm there all day

The original #68kmla on undernet is still around, but people tend to be there later in the day (most jumped ship to the freenode channel when it was official).

Is there a alternate 68kmla IRC room that people are going to? It seems like #68kmla on freenode is dying...

I had some word processor work at school looong ago, IIRC we had a room full of classics, and a color LC for the teacher...wonder if they still have them around (they had a pile of…

I had some word processor work at school looong ago, IIRC we had a room full of classics, and a color LC for the teacher... wonder if they still have them around (they had a pile …

People dislike the classic-form Macs? Absurd! I love 'em. I like my SE because it's old, and its little 20MB hard drive is loud enough that I don't need the activity light to know …

I love them! They are reliable little machines. I have two that I got Surplus from Denver Public Schools. Through Commecial Surplus LLC. NEVER I mean NEVER do business with them…