well, i'm fine with that, thats why i asked!, i'm sure an awful lot out there isn't being activley sold, or any profit being gained from, those mainly are the discs i want to catalogue. I have every issue of FRED and SamSupplement here (99% original discs, too i'd say), only about 75% of them are readable, what if no-one else has those missing discs, the medias lifetime is limited, i'm sure that getting them stored on a PC is a good idea.
as for any software out there that any author doesnt want to be 'released', please let me know what the software is, i still want to include that software in the database (as an 'unreleased dump') so people know it exists, ready for the time when the author feels it is time to release the work into the public domain. this I think would be the best way to do things, as it would keep the database as complete as possible. in the meantime, i'll continue cataloging the discs, once my database is ready, i'll make available for everyone a list (not the dumps themselves) so that they can let me know what software dumps to exclude. I'm sure you lot will know most of the authors, and i'm sure that the list will filter down to them, if you know any authors email addresses, i'd be grateful if you can forward them to me as of yet, i have made no efforts to contact specific authors, I thought it would be in everyones best interests to post my ideas here first, and not just rename, dump the roms and release them (i'm sure, annoying many people in the process), as seems to be happening with a lot of other console systems out there (unfortunatley even more up to date ones also :¬( > -----Original Message----- > From: Colin Piggot [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 19 February 2001 16:43 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Another thingy , cataloging sam discs! > > From: Dean Woodyatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > once i've dumped all mine, and sorted through some stuff off the net > (I'd > > estimate about 500 so far), i'll be asking niceley > > if you can 'mail' me any dumps that i dont have, so that i can add them > to > > the catalogue > > I'll then put 'em all on cd's and send copies to all that help! > > > > if theres anyone who will be 'disgruntled' at my doing this for certain > > pieces of software, let me know > > > > thanks > > Dean > > It should go without question that if someone has not given > their express permission for their software to be dumped, > then of course it should not be dumped. > > Just because Sam software 'exists', there is no reason it should be > mailed to you and then dumped onto CD's and the Net breaching the > authors wishes / copyright. > > I take my Sam work very seriously indeed, and 'disgruntled' would > not begin to explain how I would feel if my software was > dumped and then emailed to you for inclusion on a CD and the Net. > > Colin Piggot. > === > Quazar : Hardware and Software for the Sam > http://www.quazar.clara.net/sam/ >
