On Thu, 7 Nov 2002 23:46:36 +0000
Roy Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> In message <023001c286b2$90e7b480$91f4193e@asusone>, dndsystems1
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>
> >Roy Wood - read this.
> >
> From Peter reguarding never ending story from you about illeagl
> >versions.
> >--------------------
> >It was a bug in the memory manager. TT told me that he was desperately
> >searching but could not find it. We tried to help him and Richard
> >finally
> >located it, and after some tests for reliability I submitted the
> >bugfix to
> >TT at 22.03.2001. At 15.05.2001 TT informed me that he had included
> >the fix into his version. TT did not inform me about a new version
> >number for this
> >fix so I called it "2.98 patched" instead of increasing the version
> >number.
> >
> >Beyond that I have never distributed any patches.
> >--------------------
> >Is that clear? It is only a fix for a bug with the nickname of
> >'patched'. I told you about this bug fix face to face at Quanta Hove
> >Feb 2002 and thought no more of it. Well?
> I was given a patched version at the Hove show which would not work on
> my Q 40. I was told 'buy a new Q60' - a verbatim quote. Not helpful to
> me and not helpful to the people who bought Q 40s from us and had
> problems. I suspect there were other changes in main chips on the Q40
> after we sold them but that would be paranoia wouldn't it ?
> Whatever the point, this was still a change and therefore still
> illegal. It was never submitted to Wolfgang as source code. Not in the
> official release and therefore against the licence. You may say that TT
> said he had included it in his release but it was not in v 2.99 so he
> obviously didn't. As an official SMSQ/E reseller I was never passed this
> code as a new release. You actually had no rights to release it. Squirm
> how you want.
> --
> Roy Wood
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>
Well Roy, since I am the person you are quoting, why not quote all of what I said,
which was -
"Buy a Q60 it is faster than a Q40.... "
But I guess you will not remember this.
Derek
