Date   : Sat, 28 Jun 1986 21:49:00 MDT
From   : Keith Petersen <W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA>
Subject: Taking a stand

The latest version of KMD has just been released.  It has no source
code, only a patch file for customization.

Many SysOps have expressed their dislike for the situation on BYE5 and
KMD (really XMODEM renamed).  The following file, -BYE5KMD.NOT, is now
posted on my RCP/M:

BYE5xx and KMDxx will no longer be supported on this system.
They were public domain programs and are now copyrighted by
Irv Hoff and Wayne Masters.  We join many other RCP/M SysOps
in protesting the "appropriation" of public domain programs
by people who then modify them and copyright them.  This is
not in the true spirit of RCP/M public domain programming.
For those who don't know, BYE was originally written by Dave
Jaffe.  KMD is a renamed XMODEM, which was originally written
by me, based on Ward Christensen's MODEM2 program.

You are encouraged to download and forward the replacements
for BYE5xx and KMDxx:

  NUBYE100.LBR - public domain version of BYE5
  NUKMD100.LBR - public domain version of KMD
  NU-CLOCK.LBR - clock inserts for NUBYE
  NUBY-SUP.LBR - supplimental library for NUBYE
  NUBY-INS.LBR - port and modem inserts for NUBYE

There are many added features to them.  MOST importantly,
they are now back in the public domain for all of us to
contribute to - and feel good about it.

--Keith Petersen, W8SDZ - Co-Sysop of RCP/M Royal Oak (MI)