> Would X*PRESS be upset (e.g. try to stop the activity, or sue, or whatever):
>
> (1) if someone wrote and distributed a freeware program for viewing
> X*Change news?
>
> (2) if such a package was only available for platforms that X*Press
> does not itself support?
>
> (3) if someone published the X*Change data stream format (like, for instance,
> published it on this mailing list)?
>
> For purposes of this discussion, please assume that there is no intention
> to distribute X*Change data beyond the scope of one's own cable TV subscription.
> X*Change data is (for the most part, at least) copyrighted.
>
> I'm interested in hearing anyone's opinions, but if you have any direct
> information from X*Press, that would be most helpful.
I'm also interested in this and would add the following:
(4) Does anyone know whether X*PRESS would even assist in porting the
X*CHANGE feed to platforms other than those they support. Or, does
anyone have a UNIX X*CHANGE feed process they have developed and
would share.
Lewis Dreblow - DREBLOW@VAX.MUSKINGUM.EDU