----- Original Message ----- From: da Silva, Joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 2:18 PM Subject: RE: Copyright (was: Video Settings)
> John, I don't know what you are confusing with copyright (since > patents don't run out for 17 years or something - from memory). > Copyright lasts even longer than patents (is it 50 years after the > author has expired?)! > > Anything you have heard about DOS or W95 copyright "expiring" > is, well ... crap! I heard it somwhere, so dont blame me, im gonna nag at Lineo > > Furthermore, I expect M$ still makes plenty of money from licensing > DOS for the embedded market. Judging by the product descriptions > and the version numbering, ROM-DOS looks to be M$-DOS, see : > www.datalight.com/company.htm and www.datalight.com/rom-dos.htm They have Window'z CE and embeded XP for the embeded market > > Joe. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Tate [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 1:57 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Copyright (was: Video Settings) > > > > > > > Errr ... ummm ... I haven't read the copyright laws recently, but > > > I'm afraid that unless our friend <G> Bill relinquishes them, he > > > still has full rights over M$-DOS (actually, IBM had joint rights to > > > some parts, but these may have been re-written by Bill's crowd). > > > In other words, you can't legally do your own distribution! If Lineo > > > won't let you distribute DR-DOS, your only option (that I'm aware > > > of) is FreeDOS. Sorry. > > I dont think microsoft will care about something this small, do you? > > From what i've heard Win95's copyright has ran out as well. > > > > > > Joe. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: John Tate [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:41 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Video Settings > > > > > > > > Where are the Video Settings stored for > > > > Arachne. I am writeing my own distro of > > > > MS-DOS 6.0 (base) with other things > > > > And a good installer. > > > > When FREEdos becomes stable i will > > > > use it. But Lineo Object to the use of > > > > DR-DOS in my Distribution. > > > > So it is MS-DOS for now. As the copyright > > > > has Died. > > > > > > > > It is a free distro and will be finished (stable) > > > > at the end of the year. > > > > A Release is expected in a few months. > > > > > > > > Hopefully Michial Want object to my use > > > > of arachne included, Note i am going to use > > > > LSppp instead and write my own Configurator for > > > > Everything, Project details at WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/JDOSDIST > > > > <http://www.GEOCITIES.COM/JDOSDIST> > > > > > > > > And apparently William Henry Gates III spoke out in > > > > forum.fuckmicrosoft.com <http://forum.fuckmicrosoft.com>, thread name > > was > > > > "The Lounge" > > > > Have a look, he says how he has little control over > > > > Microsoft Corp's Activity's, Is it true.... > > > > > > > > OR FALSE, hmmmmm noone will be for sure > > > >
