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Subject: Re: What might be clear, what might be not ...

Author: Pedro Gomes

Date: 03:42:18 12/25/04

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On December 25, 2004 at 05:50:09, F. Huber wrote:

>On December 25, 2004 at 05:40:02, Reinhard Scharnagl wrote:
>
>>Uri,
>>
>>I have tried to get more information on that asking in the Arena support forum.
>>But I did not get additional information. For me the situation seems to look
>>like following: the Arena team would not like that there would exist download
>>possibilities for Arena which would be beside of their control. The Winboard
>>forum obviously does not like to filter such links from its postings. And both
>>parties seem to be unable to clear that conflict seriously.
>>
>>Though links are quite normal in the Web, it is a different situation to offer
>>foreign contents at one's site without permission. In my opinion establishing
>>a download possibility clearly is exeeding having a simple link at a Web page.
>>So the Winboard forum should take care on providing not approved download links.
>>
>>But especially at Christmas time it should be possible that the involved people
>>will find a serious solution for that problem without involving lawyers and of
>>course without banning wildly selected people.
>>
>>Regards, Reinhard.
>
>Hi Reinhard,
>
>it seems you´ve forgotten one _important_ thing:
>
>The mentioned download links to Arena files in the Winboard-forum
>have been posted there by Christopher Conkie _himself_ !!!
>And he _is_ one member of the Arena team, which "would not like such
>direkt links to their software" - somehow strange, isn´t it?
>
>Regards,
>Franz.


Sorry Franz, but I nave to correct you. If it´s true what you said

>The mentioned download links to Arena files in the Winboard-forum
>have been posted there by Christopher Conkie _himself_ !!!

then this guy´s name must be Michael Diosi, not Christopher Conkie.

PG



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