TSX Plus...

[Jay West]

Lyle wrote...
> You can certainly fill out the form and save personal copies.  One of the
> conditions for release of TSX-Plus was that I do reasonable diligence to
> insure that the files are not shared without agreeing to the 
> "non-commercial
> license".  I'm hopeful that folks will honor the spirit of the agreement.

I will certainly honor the letter AND the spirit of the agreement. I will 
sign the agreement and I won't make it available to anyone else. I'm excited 
about S&H helping out the hobbyist community and wil respect their wishes.


> It
> is so seldom that vendors release their products to the hobbiest public
> (worries about legal issues, competition, etc.).  It's good that there's 
> no
> annual "renewal" required - per VAX software - or Mentec's rather 
> irritating
> attitude, etc.

My concern is that the stuff not be lost for posterity. S&H thought they had 
their copies secure, but they in fact lost the source code, correct? My 
concern is that there be an off-site backup for this stuff, in case what 
happens to S&H happens to you.  Just sending copies out to hobbyists may not 
ensure the stuff survives, as sending it out to paying customers obviously 
didn't (or almost anyways, given the interest here). Common practice on the 
net is arranging for mirrors (which don't have to be public). But as long as 
the stuff is stored in multiple locations that should probably suffice.

Regards,

Jay West