GGs---
I'm sure I never said to Mr. Kuc just how much his site meant to me, and now,
Holy Smokes! .....it comes as a complete surprise to me that Wiktor
is being charged for our downloading. If he's been paying for us all this time,
we owe him a TREMENDOUS debt.
best to all galoots, everywhere: gam in OlyWA/USA
How horrible it is to have so many people killed!---And what a blessing one
cares for none of them!
Jane Austen
From: "yorkshireman@y..."
To: Mike Rock
Cc: "oldtools@s..."
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2018 2:14 AM
Subject: [OldTools] Wiktor's website content ?
I remember Wiktor setting up the site, and inviting participation from many
people here, to take their text and parts of various sites to host them in a
single, structured place.
A good portion of his site is work by other authors - Scott, James, Chris
Schwartz, many others. The copyright in their work will still be with them. If
someone has the articles, with authors names, then it would be reasonable to
enquire of them whether their work can be used on another site.
For myself, I’m sad to see it go. Having places to search for the occasional
snippet of information is like the books in my library. I may consult them only
a couple of times a year, but knowing they’re there and the answers are
available is a great comfort.
R
> On 28 Jul 2018, at 02:26, Mike Rock wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I just had a nice long conversation with Wiktor.
>
> It appears that no one else had contacted him about the ending of his website.
He has been at it for many years and is just wanting to move on. He has plans
for the future, but it wasn't my place to ask.
>
> I got my butt chewed, very politely, for downloading the site. He was not
happy that many of us had undertaken to 'save' his site, not knowing the issues
behind his decision. Every gigabyte we download costs him money, with no income
from sales or advertising.
>
> He asks that we delete what we have taken and just let it go away.
>
> God bless.
>
> Mike Rock
>
> Do you know how hard it was to write this?!
>
>
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