>> That sounds good to me. But, me being me, I would caution your friend >> in one regard. That manual is most likely copyrighted. If it is, then >> scanning it and uploading it _might_ result in prosecution. Especially >> if the copyright holder objects. Given today's litigious society, and >> the actions of some "copyright trolls", I would be _very_ cautious.
Getting something to one of the computer history archives doe not mean that it automatically gets put up for public access! CHM, bitsavers, and the others are very well aware of copyright law, and work with the copyright holders to get things out there eventually. IBM, DEC, HP, CDC, Data General, and other have indeed let things out in various ways, from public domain to non-commercial licenses and such - it just takes time. The point is to save the documents before they go away. And yes, the same holds true for software. -- Will ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
