Recently I posted a message about Walnut Creek which was based on my
impressions of a flame-war that occured on another mailing list (the AMSAT-NA
mailing list). Althought the posts to that other list were just as hot and
angry as the flames here on this list concerning Walnut Creek, obviously I
was not aware of the final outcome of the incident being reported on the other
mailing list and did not know about the non-litagous settlement reached by
AMSAT-NA and Walnut Creek (interesting how offenses are inflammed while
the end results are hardly ever publisized). If you haven't read Paul Schleck's
rebuttal to my hasty accusations concerning Walnut Creek, please read them now:
Thank you for your time.
>
> On faq-maintainers@mit.edu, Kris Nosack (knosack@park.uvsc.edu) writes:
>
> >
> >
> > Just as a side note: This is not the first time Walnut Creek has gotten
> > in trouble for indiscriminatly scooping up files and throwing them on
> > a CDROM disk! They got in some hot water with AMSAT-NA (AMateur SATellite
> > organization of North America) when they included a copyrighted and NON
> > public domain program on one of their CDROMs targeted for Amateur Radio
> > enthusiasts. AMSAT-NA uses this program to generate funds for satellite
> > projects, so including it on a CDROM caused a BIG uproar with the AMSAT-NA
> > folks since it robs them of potential donations! The program (a satellite
> > tracking program called InstaTrack) is ONLY sent to people who send in an
> > order for it so it's really questionable how Walnut Creek got the program in
> > the first place (probably from some pirate BBS).
> >
>
> This is inflammatory exaggeration. My understanding of the situation is that
> it was an accidental oversight resulting from copyrighted commercial
> software that was stored among hundreds of other files on a major FTP
> site and included on an early version of the CD-ROM. It has since been
> removed from later versions and AMSAT-NA considers the matter settled.
>
> Yes, Walnut Creek should have been more careful in scrutinizing its
> files, but one incorrectly-included file out of hundreds obtained from
> otherwise reputable FTP sites (not "pirate BBS's" which you've wildly
> speculated about), with the custodians' permission and assurances
> that they had been checked, can happen. It doesn't necessarily mean that
> Walnut Creek is unscrupulous or that broad analogies can be made between
> one accident and this current project.
>
> > Just thought I'd let you all know that Walnut Creek's track record isn't
> > real good.
>
> Only in your overactive imagination, Kris. Walnut Creek is one of the
> most honest and conscientious players in the CD-ROM industry.
>
> --
> Paul W. Schleck
> pschleck@unomaha.edu
>
> Amateur Radio Elmers Resource Directory
>
> Available on the QRZ! Ham-Radio CD-ROM
> (yes, I got a free copy)
>
>
--Kris Nosack Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah, U.S.A. knosack@park.uvsc.edu
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