0 rights and more... (cry of the soul). DISCUSSION
I dedicate this article to coders who write their own toys
and is very strict about copyright. I hope that this text
will fall outside of Nizhny Tagil.
In this text, I will try to clarify the vague bazaars and
rumors about all sorts of copyrights for software
tion.
In my opinion, attacks on hackers at the expense of software
The readings look quite strange. I won't point fingers at anyone
with your finger, but name me at least one Sinclairist who has
there is not a single Western program? I'm 100 percent sure
that everyone has at least one. And she probably freely copied
negotiable. That is, if we reason in accordance with the copyright
rights, then there are already about fifty Western companies producing, oh
sorry, I wanted to say PRODUCERS, software for SPECCY, can-
Gut to present their copyright to every second Sinclair
that one With all this, Western companies probably have the corresponding
existing documents confirming their copyright. With everything
In this case, even reworking the bootloader in BASIC for TR-DOS can
be consideredcopyright infringement.
What do I see about the software written by our programmers?!
In the programs I see inscriptions like “this development is protected by
copyright law." But I don't see a link to the document,
which confirms that the development is indeed protected
is required by law. Well, of course, who would risk referring to non-existent
current patent? For comparison, I’ll give you the game PRINCE 128, on-
written by a good programmer Nikodim. Honestly speaking I don't
I remember if there were bazaars about copyright in this game, but
if Nikodim tried to actually patent this game, then
he would have encountered some things. Firstly, in the office, co-
who deals with software patents (I’m not sure if she’s
still exists) he would have encountered the first problem, there would have been
there was an IBM PC. Well, many will say that there are emulators. Well, admittedly-
tim that he will be able to launch the program. A second one will arise
the problem is in the form of a crowd of video glitches (well, Nikodim was in a hurry, German
haven't finished the game yet) and some emulator inconsistencies
a real comper. Then a third problem arises. And I agree
Did Nikodim arrange the conversion of the game with the manufacturer?
of this game on PC?!
That is, in my opinion, PRINCE will not withstand such a test. I don't want
say that Ian ardent opponent of copyrights, I just
I hope to look at everything more or less REAL. I don't mean to say
say that PRINCE on SPECCY is a bad game, I myself played it with
With pleasure, I just gave her as an example.
Now about compers. Guys, we are all pirates!!! We're all working on
domestic SPECCY violate the rights of the manufacturer SPECCY, respect
the beloved Sinclair!!! Well, maybe not Sinclair, but he’s right
Amstrad (if I'm not mistaken), we are definitely violating. Us-
As far as I know, Sinclair has transferred ALL production rights
SPECCY to Amstrad, which (I think) belong to it before
until now. So let's all throw out our computers and run
look for branded SPECCY (with a rubber keyboard), and ahead
the whole crowd will be running Yuri Matveev (SPECTR0F0N magazine) and
shouting: "A hacker has no hacking rights!!! Barry from EMULATE himself
wrote to me personally about this!!!"
And with all this, in some electronic publications the
signs like “Hackers can be useful and harmful” nod. Well
apparently useful hackers restore damaged games, and harmful ones
do they break them and screw them up?! Only, in my opinion, the hacker
ry restores games, it should be called PEAHUMAT0P0M. If
use PC jargon. And it seems to me that anyone
aspiring programmeron SPECCY you can safely call him a hacker.
But here is a hacker who hacks security only with a Purpose
commercial gain, this is a really harmful hacker, but
even this characterizes him as a person, and not as a hacker. Well
if a hacker hacks a program on principle, or
self-affirmation, or let's say out of sporting interest, then why
would it not? And then some computer publications (again we won’t
show your finger) they seem to consider all hackers except their own
acquaintances, pirates who are just waiting for it to come out
any new thing and with a shout of “hurray” and STS they rush headlong at
software writhing in its death throes.
And what can I say, all the sophisticated encoders on SPECCY are
We started with hacking security and tinkering with other people's code. And now these
coders are chasing hackers, which they themselves were in the near future.
whom the future and at the same time accuse them of all mortal sins.
In my opinion, you need to understand a long time ago that if you want to make money
money on software, you need to install cool protection like Copperlegs-
sky UFO-1 and UFO-2. Otherwise it won't be released on SPECCY. Still find
there is a person who will open the protection and copy the software for everyone
acquaintances You just need to have time to distribute the
give your program. Just don't think that I'm a supporter of this
tactics, I'm just statingfact. And if on SPECCY they will
Copyrights are accepted as for the PC (which I highly doubt),
then you will have to transplant half of SPECCY WORLD.
It’s also very interesting to read all sorts of SCR0LLs, in which
greets of dubious quality are given to each other. In some
publications (again I won’t point my finger) it even comes to
to direct threats and to direct insults (albeit with compensation)
tion of moral damage). Although it must be admitted that in comparison
Since 1994, the current professionalism of the SPECCY program is
the ditch has increased by an order of magnitude. Yes, and there are more curse words in SCR0LL's
much less.
And one more thing, dear coders. Do not demand from hackers and users
instantly become cultural, well, you understand that it’s so simple
we can’t do it, well, we can’t just become cool
guys who respect copyright and buy only
proprietary software, well, we can’t immediately stop writing criticism
Kan letters (by the way, I have already stopped) to the editors of the electronic
magazines and electronic newspapers and become cultural users
teles.
Those were thoughts out loud about the problems that Cling to every person
a trapper who deals with SPECCY.**************************************************************
Now let's talk about another philosophical problem, this is a variety of
different 0C...
Recently on the market (although this market is more for junk-
ku swipes) software appears in a variety of
0C. Well, of course, I went overboard regarding diversity, but here’s the thing:
It's worth talking about this matter.
Three 0C will be subject to consideration, at the moment I know
new These are SR/M, TR-DOS, IS DOS. SR/M will be considered PROFSKY
(in the PROFI sense).
Well, let's start with him. SR/M is a professional 0C. At least
At least, it seems that this was written in the appendix to the PROFI diagrams. Yes,
SR/M is certainly professional, but how could she not be?
professional when it's almost MS-DOS on an IBM PC. What are we here
we see. Programming language compilers, text
editors, copyers, viewers and a whole bunch of crap,
which a professional needs like a fish needs legs. There's an attempt on the face
make SPECCY an IBM PC. For example, the graphic editor GRAND
GR0IX. Design, service, support for a mouse connected via
RS232. In short, everything is cool, but it slows down.It's easier to draw in
ART STUDI0 two screens, and then convert to SR/M. Same
history and with WRITE (text processor), everything is cool and not
slows down, but here is the layout of extended keys on the keyboard
It's a complete perversion. For some reason Caps Lock is Sym. Shift + Caps
Shift. Conveniently, you can only work with IBM's
keyboard. I sat on it for quite a long time, but still not
endured it and switched back to ZX WORD, although it
There are fewer possibilities, but much greater ease of use. But
Still, there are positive aspects to SR/M. The same WRITE to
example supports two text encodings, alternative and
K0I8 (if I'm not mistaken). Through SR/M you can communicate directly with
MS-DOS and TR-DOS disks, work with a hard drive, but again -
all this is only through SR/M. It's good that the developers of PROFI
made FULL port compatibility with proprietary SPECCY, on
PROFI works with almost all branded programs. Exception
constitutes a common memory field, but it seems that in our country SPECCY
with a separate memory field has already ceased to exist. Well
somehow my market smoothly flowed from SR/M to architecture
compera...
TR-DOS, some guys claim that TR-DOS is a faster
nal tape recorder simulator. I won't argue with themsince in
there is some truth in their words. Let's talk about the disadvantages of TR-DOS.
TR-DOS works strictly with files, that is, a file on the disk cannot be
break into pieces. For example, MS-DOS can break one file
very original, place the beginning, say, at the end of the disc, se-
The middle part is generally pushed into the beginning of the disk, and the end into the middle.
When reading such a file, the disk drive head goes crazy.
scrolls around the disk trying to combine this file into one whole
computer memory. The program for this occasion is read before
quite a long time. Well, of course there are no such problems with a screw;
access growth is higher. Well, TR-DOS, with its natural stupidity
(may the developers of this 0C forgive me) writes a file
exactly, sector by sector. Let this be a disadvantage of TR-DOS, but
At least I wouldn’t change my proven one because of him
TR-DOS, to some other system.
There are no keys in TR-DOS. Excuse me, but have you seen INSULT when
immediately after RUN "INSULT" write I LOVE C0DEBUSTERS (possibly
but I wrote it a little wrong, but I just don’t remember now
exactly), will the hidden part load? Is this mysticism?! Or showing
of spirits from the other world?!. Keys are then possible in
TR-DOS, no one just uses them. In my opinion TR-DOS
although it is worse than some operating systems, it is much simplerand
more convenient to use than, for example, SR/M, and even if it is faster
Rented cassette emulator.
IS DOS, I personally don’t have a very good attitude towards this system.
complicated, but it’s good that at least I have a choice of what to use
TR-DOS or IS DOS. I won’t talk much about this system, so...
I'm so afraid that my words will turn into criticism. Just
It’s just that there doesn’t seem to be 0C as such. BOOT allowing for-
There are no keys in TR-DOS. Excuse me, but have you seen INSULT when
immediately after RUN "INSULT" write I LOVE C0DEBUSTERS (possibly
but I wrote it a little wrong, but I just don’t remember now
exactly), will the hidden part load? Is this mysticism?! Or showing
of spirits from the other world?!. Keys are then possible in
TR-DOS, no one just uses them. In my opinion TR-DOS
although it is worse than some operating systems, it is much simpler and
more convenient to use than, for example, SR/M, and even if it is faster
Rented cassette emulator.
IS DOS, I personally don’t have a very good attitude towards this system.
complicated, but it’s good that at least I have a choice of what to use
TR-DOS or IS DOS. I won’t talk much about this system, so...
I'm so afraid that my words will turn into criticism. Just
It’s just that there doesn’t seem to be 0C as such. BOOT allowing for-matt discs non-standard P0 M0EMY cannot be called 0C.
That's it, I won't say anything more about IS DOS...
Well, everything seems to be, he said what he wanted, now I’m waiting, maybe someone can help
Rit with me, can you agree with what?!
ALEX
01/10/97
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