-Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1993 11:25:48 +0200 (EET)
-From: ts
-To: 100274.162@CompuServe.COM (Loewy Ron)
-Subject: Re: mouseLib hacked code in the SWAG collection

> Hi Timo,

Hello Ron,

> It was brought to my attention that the SWAG collection allswag.zip file
> contains a hacked copy of my mouseLib library.

I am very sorry to hear this, but I am very pleased that you
contacted me.  We do not like condoning hacking at Garbo.  What I
suggest is the following.  I'll post this reply to the UseNet news
quoting your letter in full.  I will also make this available as
/pc/turbopas/ allswag.hac, since it is impossible for me to contact
the allswag downloaders individually.  I know and respect you from
our nunerous previous communications, and I take the allswag breach
of your copyright very seriously.  One alternative would be to
remove allswag.zip from Garbo, but that would unfortunately not help
much since the file is in wide circulation no matter what I decide
at Garbo.

> The version that appears in the SWAG collection, is version 6.0, that is
> an old version that was distributed as a shareware product.
>
> The fact that the current version of mouseLib is version 8.0 does not
> allow anyone to distribute older versions of the product for free, with
> no recognition and without including ALL of the library. (Documentation,
> Registration files etc..).
>
> mouseLib is a copyrighted by myself, I chose to distribute it in source
> form, so people will be able to test it, and understand how it works.
> The fact that my good will for free information and communication was
> not honored, is sad.
>
> I will try to contact the SWAG support group and request that the
> illegal copy will be removed. In the mean time, I would appreciate it
> if you could notify people that download the allswag.zip file from your
> site, that the mouselib code included with the SWAG collection is a
> shareware product, and that they should download mouselib8.zip to use it.

For general information of the other readers, Ron's mouselib
available from Garbo as

 191532 Feb 25 1993 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/turbopas/mouslib8.zip
 mouslib8.zip Mouselib mouse support unit, Ron Loewy

> Because of this incident I do not intend to release source code, other
> than  demo source code, with my packages, but to registered users.
>
> Thanks for your time, and sorry to bother you.
>
> Ron.

   All the best, Timo

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