Demos

[Brent Harding]

Wow, never knew the stream used Linux, what actually says this? The only 
clue is that there's OpenSSL in it for doing something.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Baechler" <tony at baechler.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:27 AM
Subject: Demos


> Hi all,
>
> I have lots of disk space and access to a reliable web server running
> Debian Etch.  I will host demos of any old DOS products for the blind
> that people want to send.  I'm not really interested in magnifiers or
> Windows programs with the possible exception of Win 3.1.  I will host
> full versions that are not demos only if I get a legal statement from
> the person sending me the files that they have contacted the company in
> question and the company allows it.  I must also have copies of the
> email from the actual company stating this fact.  I will not share the
> email unless I'm asked.  I will leave it to someone else to make an
> image if they want.
>
> Regarding getting software relicensed, I doubt if the GPL would happen
> but a "freeware" closed source license probably would happen.  The
> companies aren't that hard to convince in some cases.  I'm sure Larry of
> Microtalk would do it but I don't know him personally.  I would really
> like to see APH release their Apple II software.  I am not experienced
> in advocating for license changes but I would appreciate it if someone
> would ask the various companies.  I'm sure GW Micro wouldn't go for it
> just because they still sell Vocal-Eyes.  I would be surprised if
> Freedom Scientific would either.  Humanware might because they use Linux
> as the OS on the Victor Reader Stream and seem to be more open.
>
> I'm not into regular DOS software demos unless they are very old,
> unusual, somehow significant, or otherwise hard to find.  There are
> already other sites doing that.  It should specifically be for the blind
> or have something to do with speech or Braille.  Due to a router issue,
> ftp doesn't work right so email attach is probably best.  If someone
> wants to walk me through fixing ftp on a Linksys router, I'll try my
> luck.  Don't expect any fancy web page but I'll put up the files
> assuming they are legal demos and not huge.  Huge is subject to my
> judgment but disk space isn't a problem right now.
>
> Gaijin wrote:
>> Think it would be nice to collect all this old stuff and put it
>> on a CD or DVD iso image.  I wonder what some of these defunct companies
>> would say if we asked them to release the old, no longer supported
>> source code to the GPL.  I miss the old WordStar Professional word
>> processor.
>>
>
>
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