Subj : Re: -=:{ New File(s) }:=-
To   : Jason Hud
From : Donald Tidmore
Date : Sat Jul 28 2007 04:16 am

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> .  .........   The Positronium  .   NEW File(s) Listing   .........  .
> Area : L.O.R.D., IGM's & Utilities
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> LORD407B.TGZ     845,556  07-06-07    06:04:30
> LORD v4.07 beta for Linux
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> and that is why i shouldnt have posted the url to the lord linux beta. ;[

Yes, Jason, you're dead right there.  But its not your fault that some people
don't understand that only ONE person is contractually and legally permitted to
distribute beta versions of LORD programs.  This is exactly the sort of thing
that ticks him (Michael Preslar) off and causes trouble  for everyone else.  He
has had problems many times with people sending each other beta compilations of
LORD programs, and he has temper tantrums about the situation each time it
occurs.  And the rest of us suffer when we no longer are able to get those
betas from him as a direct result of that situation's occurrence.

You do NOT EVER post beta versions of LORD versions to the Fidonet FDN
structure, unless you have written authorization to do so from Preslar. The
file needs to be removed from circulation on all of the Fidonet FDN mirror
sites immediately.   If you want a second opinion on why
this is necessary, others can probably provide them.  But as one of the
official distributors of BBS programs on Fidonet, I can assure you that its
hard sometimes to know when NOT to post something you find.  Just because you
have it, does not always mean that you should post it online.

Donald

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