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From: cy@ashtate.UUCP (Cy Shuster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Converting MicroSoft C to Turbo C
Message-ID: <310@ashtate.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 10-Jul-87 14:29:04 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 10 14:29:04 1987
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Reply-To: cy@ashtate.UUCP (Cy Shuster)
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Summary: I stand corrected on the facts.

In article <668@uhccux.UUCP> todd@uhccux.UUCP (The Perplexed Wiz) writes:
>In article <305@ashtate.UUCP> cy@ashtate.UUCP (Cy Shuster) writes:
>>Just a reminder: most software is not *sold* to you, but *licensed* for
>>your use only. The MS License Agreement reads:...
>
>The statement above is not correct...
>I just pulled out my MSC 4.0 license agreement.  In paragraph three (3),
>it says:
>	OTHER RESTRICTIONS: You may not rent or lease the COMPILER,
>	but you may transfer it on a permanent basis if the person
>	receiving it agrees to the term of this Agreement.

With respect to the question of "What is the MS license agreement for
its C compiler?" I stand corrected. Even though I tried to stick to
Cardinal Net Rule 1 (don't pass misinformation) by quoting their agree-
ment... I quoted the wrong one.

The broader topic of "Are shrink wrap agreements enforceable?" is a dead
horse not worth rebeating.

Disclaimer: these are my own opinions.

--Cy--    UUCP: ...!seismo!scgvaxd!ashtate!cy

[Now we have to append *and* prepend filler lines! Progress??]