Re: On licensing discussions

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Mike,

I really hate to argue with you, of all people.  For you got me 
started with Hercules, and your MVT system was the first running 
under Hercules that I ever logged-on to.  I feel nothing for you but 
friendliness and gratitude.  Nonetheless, I feel compelled to 
comment.

There is quite a large difference, I humbly submit, betwixt Phil 
Payne and Volker Bandke.

The former, I believe, has an axe to grind.  What this axe might be 
I can't say for sure, but I'd be willing to bet it has something to 
do with an association of some sort with Fundamental Software.

The latter, on the other hand, has no axe to grind at all.  He's one 
of us, a fact so transparent and obvious that I hardly need to state 
it.

The former, before he was banned from the Hercules-390 group (over 
the strong objections of some of us who would rather avoid all forms 
of censorship because 1. it's repugnant to us on principle and 2. 
it's easier to deal with a threat that you can argue with than one 
you cannot), was constantly attempting to prove that Hercules was 
written as- and being used as a piracy tool.  His apparent mission 
is to do away with Hercules.

The latter, on the other hand, has worked tirelessly in support of 
Hercules, retro computing, and so on.  His apparent mission, if he 
engages anyone in discussions of their legal right to run current 
software under Hercules, is to protect the platform, not to tear it 
down.  For only if these people are questioned is it clear that the 
rest of us are not interested in piracy.

Regards,
Bomber


--- In hercules-advocacy, Mike wrote:

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> You're starting to sound like Mr. Payne, just a little... ;-)
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