🚀 go-pugleaf

> What praytell do you think is in the ROM?  It is COPYRIGHYTED SOFTWARE!
> If you copy it and distribute it, with or without a disclaimer you are
> pirating!  While we are on the subject, if you can approve of this then the ne
> logical step is to start distributing other copyrighted software with a
> disclaimer.  Hm, I made a spreadsheet file with Lotus 123 so I'll just include
> Lotus 123 with the file so others can read it and I'll put a disclaimer in
> there....Nope, doesn't play well with me.  Piracy is piracy, in any form.  If
> you have a CoCo2 sitting around fine, send it to somebody who is willing to
> copy the data to a disk for you and tehey can send it and the disk to you.
> Carl


    Everyone is missing my point. I'm not tossing out some theoretical
original idea of my own. The author of the emulator said that including
the ROM copies might even be feasible on a smaller ftp site, but not at
Oakland.

    Well, I'm here to tell you that I know at least one emulator on Oak-
land DOES have the ROMs included with the disclaimer, and they seem to
be avoiding prosecution AND persecution. The disclaimer is not meant to
be some sort of 'wink, wink, nudge, nudge' crap. I actually own a CoCo
but it would be much easier if the ROMs were available. I'm just sug-
gesting a method that would allow everyone to immediately enjoy the
emulator--a method that is already in use and appears to be legally
sound.

Darren
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