on 7/29/00 3:09 AM, DuoList at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> not to be the boring staid ol geek here, but do know that these documents
>> are not intended for the public, and apple shuts the sites down because of
>> traffic abuse. it is intended as a reference site for authorized service
>> centers and apple internal use. while they have fallen into the public
>> sector, they are still copywrited materials so be careful what you post for
>> the public consumption...
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> paul
>
> Seems as if this topic pops up for ever and again. Presently Apple
> provides this ftp site:
> manuals.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals. I don't know about the
> legal intricacies, bu when I can access this site with my ftp browser,
> log in as "anonymous" and download e.g, a powerbook user's guide, I
> certainly do not feel like a software pirat. And if "service manuals" are
> accessible via a similar path, the same holds true. Should Apple in fact
> have this policy of hiding manuals concerning such age-old CPUs as the
> Duo series, this appears somewhat ridiculous to me.
>
> Just my 2p
I concur almost entirely... but you may not be part of our (silly u.s.)
legal system. Freedom of speech and protection from intellectual theft can
be considered mutually opposed, yet our litigants make a huge living playing
one against the other, and innocent folks can even get dragged into these
things. I guess I'm just saying to the folks who offer the service manuals
: be careful how you distribute or offer to assist... but then again, I'm a
consultant and web host, not a legal expert -- so take my caution with a
grain of salt, too.
paul
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