Her� i� � brie� financia� repor� o� th� Sig/� �
account as of July 1, 1981
Bank balance Jun 1 $406.10
Deposits in June $1125.50
Expenses in June
Shipping costs $59.98
Bank charges $3.25
Disk purchases $719.33
Phone expense $10.00
Total expense $792.56
Bank balance Jul 1 $739.04
� tota� o� 17� disk� wer� sen� thi� month�� an� �
25 responses made to information requests.
Th� followin� lette� wa� receive� recentl�� i� �
response to our letter printed here last month.
CPMUG
CP/M (R) USERS GROUP
1651 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10028
SIG/M
Attn: Mr. Bruce R. Ratoff
Vice-Chairman
P.O. Box 97
Iselin
NJ 08830 July 6,1981
Dear Bruce:
Than� yo� fo� you� lette� o� Jun� 1� conveyin� th� �
resolutio� o� you� meetin� hel� o� Jun� 12.
� a� ver� please� tha� th� SIG/� membershi� vote� �
t� authoriz� TheCP/� User� Grou� (CPMUG� t� dis�
tribut� th� SIG/� Softwar� Library�� However�� a� �
discusse� befor� o� man� occasions�� CPMU� i� ver� �
strongl� oppose� t� "somewhat� publi� domai� soft�
ware�� an� w� d� no� accep� th� authorit� o� SIG/� �
t� awar� o� den� permissio� regardin� thi� matter.
CPMUǠ make� n� restriction� o� th� us� o� mater�
ial� i� thei� Softwar� Library�� Indeed� althoug� �
w� d� no� wis� to� w� als� believ� tha� w� hav� n� �
authorit�� t� d� so�� Althoug� man� o� u� spen� �
man�� hour� reviewing�� selecting�� groupin� an� �
cataloging�� i� wa� certainl� no� don� i� orde� t� �
gai� an�� kin� o� ownershi� o� contro� ove� th� �
material�� Th� not� tha� goe� ou� wit� th� disk�
ette� an� catalog� i� tha� recipient� "...ar� �
reminde� tha� softwar� contribution� ar� necessar� �
i� th� exchang� progra� i� t� prosper."
�
I� term� o� th� specifi� SIG/͠ "conditions"�� � �
regre� tha� th� ide� o� maintainin� th� SIG/� �
diskett� number� seperatel�� i� unworkable�� W� �
wil� follo�� precisel� th� metho� b� whic� SIG/� �
incorporate� th� Pascal/� librar�� o� diskettes� �
whereb�� th� catalog� full� acknowledge� th� orig�
ina� sourc� an� numbering�� bu� a� th� sam� tim� �
intergrate� th� catalog� an� volum� number� int� �
th� SIG/� numberin� system�� A� th� SIG/� catalo� �
compiler� clearl� understood�� thi� i� th� onl� �
practica� metho� o� maintainin� � simpl� distribu�
tio� system.
I� term� o� th� secon� resolution�� Eddi� an� � �
wil� b� mos� please� t� atten� on� o� you� meet�
ings� A� severa� o� u� see� t� hav� suc� strongl� �
hel� views�� perhap� � forma� debat� coul� b� �
arrange� ove� th� propositio� o� restricte� us� o� �
publi� domai� software.
Ver� truly,
Anthon� R� Gold
Date entered: July 14, 1981 From: Hank Kee
To: ALL
About: Sig/M-CPMUG
Emotiona� rhetori� ofte� blind� objectivit�� an� �
debate� ar� ofte� no� ope� discussion� o� issues� �
Perhap� rationa� mind� coul� prevai� regardin� �
CPMUǠ distributio� o� Sig/� volume� i� w� wer� t� �
patientl��� liste� t� eac� othe� rathe� tha� �
"outtalk� eac� other.
ɠ a� � "charter� membe� o� th� Sig/͠ Group�� M� �
participatio� ha� bee� a� it� inceptio� a� th� �
edito� o� Sig/� volumes�� � becam� activ� whe� �
ther� wa� � dr� spel� o� CPMU� release� fo� ove� � �
year�� Sig/͠ wa� create� t� offe� a� alternativ� �
mediu� fo� thos� wh� wis� t� donat� program� int� �
publi� domai� throug� � non-profi� organization� �
Sig/͠ operate� unde� th� auspice� o� th� Amateu� �
Compute� Grou� o� Ne� Jersey�
Fo� thos� o� yo� wh� ma� no� b� familia� wit� Ne� �
Yor� Stat� politics�� w� hav� fou� majo� parties� �
Th� Republica� Part� candidat� i� normall�� th� �
sam� candidat� o� th� Conservativ� Part� slat� an� �
th� Democrati� Part� nomine� i� almos� alway� th� �
sam� a� th� Libera� Part� candidate�� Man� voter� �
canno� emotionall� vot� fo� eithe� o� th� majo� �
part�� candidate� bu� hav� n� problem� votin� fo� ��th� sam� perso� o� eithe� th� Conservativ� o� �
Libera� ticket�� Similarl�� man� o� th� donate� �
program� wer� receive� wit� th� sam� typ� o� craz� �
rationa�e b�� peopl� wh� wer� sensitiv堠 abou� �
donatin� throug� � profi� chartere� organization� �
� personall� don'� reall� car� ho� thes� program� �
ar� entere� int� publi� domain�� Th� microcompute� �
hobbyist� ar� i� th� lon� ru� th� beneficiaries� �
A� � menbe� o� th� Sig/� Group� m� primar� concer� �
center� aroun� th� los� o� identit�� o� anothe� �
donatio� medium�� whic� i� tur� coul� resul� i� �
fewe� program� bein� submitte� int� publi� domain� �
� secondar� concer� i� tha� th� publi� ma� no� b� �
awar� o� duplicat� material� whe� the� d� orde� �
volume� fro� CPMUG.
N� on� i� goin� t� mak� an� fortun� i� thi� typ� �
o� venture�� W� ar� happ� i� i� break� even�� Muc� �
ha� bee� inferre� a� t� wha� i� lega� o� mora� �
regardin� distributio� o� publi� domai� software� �
� a� neithe� � lawye� b� professio� no� � ministe� �
b�� calling��� ɠ d� kno�� tha� logi� doe� no� �
necessaril�� coincid� wit� issue� o� legality�� � �
personall�� prefe� tha� th� identit� o� Sig/͠ no� �
b� amalgamate� b� inferenc� int� CPMUG�� � hav� n� �
problem� wit� CPMU� freel� distributin� th� Sig/� �
volumes� Thi� i� n� differen� tha� w� distributin� �
CPMUǠ volumes�� I� publi� opinio� prevail� tha� �
ther� shoul� b� onl� on� 'legitimate� organizatio� �
handlin砠 th堠 distributio� o� publi㠠 domai� �
software�� � ca� liv� wit� that� Tha� i� wha� thi� �
countr� i� al� about�
Th� Sig/͠ Grou� wil� b� releasin� anothe� 1� �
volume� o� softwar� withi� th� nex� month� �
Include䠠 wil� b� � fron� pane젠 simulator� �
VersaFlopp�� Iɠ doubl� densit�� BIOS�� th� Yal� �
Catalo� o� Brigh� Stars�� an� a� Advance� Termina� �
System� package�� a� wel� a� man� othe� item� to� �
numerous to mention.
Th� followin� statemen� wa� receive� Jul�� 1� �
from:
Charlie Foster
Pascal-Z Users Group
Position report:
Th� Pascal-� user� grou� wa� starte� t� provid� �
Publi� Domai� softwar� fo� peopl� o� al� interest� �
an� experience�� M� persona� feelin� i� tha� th� �
CP/� User� Grou� ha� � stron� ting� o� commercial�
ization.
Th� reaso� � fee� thi� wa� i� tha� locall�� w� ��ca� cop�� Publi� Domai� softwar� fo� on� dollar� �
Th� clu� get� disk� fo� $3.50� mailin� cost� abou� �
$1.00�� s� i� yo� comput� cos� a� $6.0�� a� a� �
average�� ɠ can'� hel� bu� fee� tha� CPMUǠ i� �
makin� � profit�� Furthermore�� severa� o� ou� �
program� wer� donate� wit� th� specifi� instruct�
ion� tha� nobod� ca� sel� the� commercially.
ɠ woul� lik� t� sugges� � solutio� t� thi� �
hassle�� I� CPMU� woul� publis� thei� accounting� �
tha� i� ope� thei� books�� the� everyon� coul� �
judg� th� profi� aspec� fo� themselves�� I� � hav� �
no� estimate� correctly�� � woul� offe� m�� apolo�
gie� an� welcom� th� correction.