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FIDONEWS -- 21 Oct 85 03:02:32 Page 7
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
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A List of Ripped-Off "Freeware"
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by Tom Neff [76656,2536]
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Updated Oct 17th, 1985
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These are illegally copied programs being distributed as "public domain" on
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various IBM PC bulletin boards across the country. Most of them are commercial
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pirate jobs, although a few of them are legitimate freeware or user supported
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programs that have been hacked up by people with warped minds. The category of
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each one is listed.
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Remember, Sysops: if it looks like a superb game or disk utility, and it
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doesn't have the author's name and address on it, together with explicit
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permission to distribute the program, it is probably NOT really public domain!
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If we don't want to see the BBS community smothered under hysterical
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regulations, we've got to work together to fight that trend. A great way to
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start is by keeping an eye on our download libraries, and giving these files
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"the BOOT!"
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CATEGORIES:
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PIRATED - Either removed from a commercially published package (and converted
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to a DOS .COM file if necessary), or else a beta test copy of a commercial
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program under development, sneaked into distribution by a disgruntled employee
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or dishonest beta tester. Sometimes the program in question never made it to
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market, possibly because of the pre-pirating!
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HACKED - An unlawfully modified copy of a legitimate freeware or user
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supported program. Some pirated programs have also been hacked. It is illegal
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to distribute a modified copy of someone else's work without their permission.
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If the author has obtained that permission, it should be mentioned in the
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program display or documentation.
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*TROJAN* - BEWARE!! These programs are launched into the BBS file network by
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people with the LSD-in-the-reservoir mentality, and cause some form of damage to
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your system if you're unwary enough to run them. It is IMPERATIVE that you let
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me know about any new examples of these that you find.
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Name Category Notes
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1DIR PIRATED
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FIDONEWS -- 21 Oct 85 03:02:34 Page 8
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AXX PIRATED really AUTODEX
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BUSHIDO PIRATED
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DEB88 PIRATED DeSmet "C" debugger
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EGABTR *TROJAN* BEWARE! Description says
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something like "improve your EGA
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display," but when run it deletes
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everything in sight and prints
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"HA HA YOU LOSE."
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KONG PIRATED
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LIST60 HACKED Vern Buerg's LIST 5.1, patched to
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read 6.0.
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NOVATRON PIRATED
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PCBOSS PIRATED
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PSHIFT PIRATED really MEMORY SHIFT
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QMDM110.ARC HACKED ONLY versions 1.10 and 1.10A!
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QMDM110A.ARC They are copies of 1.09, hacked
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to read 1.10. There have been
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rumors of a worm in 1.10, but I
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haven't seen any evidence of it.
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Other versions are OK.
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ROGUE PIRATED
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STARGATE PIRATED
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ZAXXON PIRATED
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If you have any additions to this list, send them to me at
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any of the following places:
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* Compuserve User ID [76556,2536]
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(via Easyplex electronic mail or
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the IBM Novice Forum, GO IBMNOV)
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* Atlantic Palisades RBBS (718-238-7858)
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* DEC-WARE Fido, Fidonet node 107/1
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