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From the article before it: Before Apple changed copyright law in 1983, "free software" was the norm from DECUS to the 8-bit BBS community. I've h
by WalterGR 12y ago
From the article before it:
Before Apple changed copyright law in 1983, "free
software" was the norm from DECUS to the 8-bit
BBS community.
I've heard both IBM and Microsoft be saddled with single-handedly introducing the scourge of non-Free software, but never Apple. Anyone know what the reference is to?
- brandons 12y agoPossibly/probably Apple Computer v. Franklin Computer, the first court case in the U.S. to extend copyright protections to an OS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Franklin_Computer_Corp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Frankl....
- ableal 12y agoFixed URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Franklin_Computer_Corp. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Frankl.... (your final dot was eaten by software ;-)