Dont give up!

Per
WTF, people too stupid to even know what a company is!suggesting that they report me to the tax authorities because RWAP Software is not a legitimate business and cannot be found at Companies house.
I think the sameXorA wrote:WTF, people too stupid to even know what a company is!suggesting that they report me to the tax authorities because RWAP Software is not a legitimate business and cannot be found at Companies house.
Grrrrr
Makes me mad when the internet acts like this!
Specially when they attack someone who has done his best to support something.
That is indeed true - hence why I don't just share out my preserved software without permission - I still have all the originals!Silvester wrote:I thought Marcel put it quite succinctly in his post on ql-users.
Perhaps the upset is due to perceived double-standards?
I still don't understand how making copies of software (other than a working copy for your own personal use) is not falling-at-the-first-fence of the copyright law often cited.
Not that I don't commend the efforts made to preserve old software.
I agree with the above.pjw wrote:If you are satisfied that what you do is right and necessary, then who cares what the trolls say? I, for one, believe that what you are doing is commendable, that your intentions are good, and that the QL community (such as it is) would be considerably worse off without you!
Dont give up!
Per
I wish I could - but having put up with these comments for 2 years, it does have an impact on the reputation of my business and the extra stress does not help with my current ongoing illness.1024MAK wrote:With regards to the trouble makers, the only sensible thing to do, is to ignore them as much as possible.
We will go on...RWAP wrote:I wish I could - but having put up with these comments for 2 years, it does have an impact on the reputation of my business and the extra stress does not help with my current ongoing illness.1024MAK wrote:With regards to the trouble makers, the only sensible thing to do, is to ignore them as much as possible.
There is plenty of opportunity for others to step forward who are interested in preserving QL software with plenty of jobs to do:
a) Check the spreadsheet I created on dropbox to see if any more titles are already on Dilwyn's website (or even similar sounding ones so we can check them against the preserved version).
b) Similarly check against software in the Quanta library - whilst that software is generally not public domain (being donated to Quanta for the use of its members), some titles are actually public domain when you read accompanying quill files
c) Try to find copies of the software which is MIA or where they are marked as corrupt on the spreadsheet
d) Try to identify and track down / contact the copyright holders for other titles which are not currently available
e) Check the spreadsheet against the QL Wiki to identify where entries need to be created or updated
f) Work through old QL User / QL World magazines (and other magazines) to identify even more software titles and add details (however basic) to the QL Wiki - particularly about when they were first sold and prices. Watch out for interviews or letters / news items which might indicate the name of the author or person behind a publisher.
That is just off the top of my head - I am sure others will spot things that they can do .....