Reply 40 of 91, by SiliconClassics
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It has been difficult to figure out exactly what to do with these Indys, and I never expected this to become such a polarizing issue. Lots of people want me to leak the source code online, but that exposes me to serious copyright infringement liability. The CEO of Night Dive Studios, Stephen Kick, has been in touch with me since last week expressing his interest in the materials, and perhaps also to put me on friendly notice that as a current IP rights holder he is aware that it's in my possession.
As was my intention from the beginning, I'm going to sell these systems on eBay, despite the harsh criticism from folks who are all butthurt about it. It should be perfectly legal to do so on account of First Sale / Exhaustion copyright doctrine, so I won't be exposing myself to a lawsuit (or at least, not one that I couldn't win on the merits with a few counterclaims thrown in for good measure). And I sincerely believe it's both moral and ethical to do this - I'm not hurting anyone, lying about anything, or taking advantage of anyone. I bought these computers, I discovered that they're more important than anyone ever realized, and I'd like to profit (*gasp!*) from my efforts. Anyone who has a problem with that should get a life.
I will be speaking with some of the more knowledgeable associates / partners at my law firm tomorrow to get a clearer picture of the copyright situation, but as it stands now the systems will be posted to eBay, everyone will have an opportunity to bid on them, and 20% of the proceeds will go to charity directly via eBay's payment system. I posted the first system for sale last night.
In the meantime, I'll continue to dig through the Indys for more interesting content, which I'll post to Twitter & YouTube.
Oh, and Pentium, if you're reading this, eat a bag of dicks.