Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rutgers!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!apollo!ulowell!masscomp!alang From: alang@masscomp.UUCP (Alan Groupe) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Converting MicroSoft C to Turbo C Message-ID: <1982@masscomp.UUCP> Date: Thu, 23-Jul-87 10:44:00 EDT Article-I.D.: masscomp.1982 Posted: Thu Jul 23 10:44:00 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Jul-87 11:52:15 EDT References: <381@aucs.UUCP> <875@kodak.UUCP> <1206@ihlpm.ATT.COM> <1060@killer.UUCP> <305@ashtate.UUCP> <2172@emory.uucp> Reply-To: alang@masscomp.UUCP (Alan Groupe) Distribution: world Organization: MASSCOMP - Westford, Ma Lines: 22 Don't rag on cy@ashtate so much. A-T's latest attempt to restrict legitimate use of their product has gone too far and should actually backfire if tested. Consider, for example, a person who somehow comes into possesion of a non-paid-for copy of dBASE III+. When he first runs the program, he is greeted with the standard dBASE III+ "warning": You may use the dBASE III PLUS software and printed materials in the dBASE II PLUS software package under the terms of the dBASE III PLUS Software License Agreement. In summary, Ashton-Tate grants you a paid-up, non-transferable, personal license to use dBASE III PLUS on one microcomputer or workstation. You do not become the owner of the package, nor do you have the right to copy or alter the software or printed materials. You are legally accountable for any violation of the License Agreement or of copyright, trademark, or trade secret laws. If carefully read, this states that A-T legitimizes the pirated copy in exchange for agreement not to propagate it further. Of course, this could be their intention, but somehow I doubt it. Alan Groupe