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From: mlee@awamore.cs.cornell.edu (mark lee)
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Subject: NeXT Software Distribution
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Date: 2 Oct 89 16:03:17 GMT
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  In an article in NeXTWeek (inside MacWeek 9/19/89), it was mentioned
  that NeXT users may be able to buy a software over the phone:

> 	  A demonstration version of the program (FrameMaker 2.0)  
>	with the save feature disabled will be included 
>	on Version 1.0 of the system software disk 
>	from NeXT.  Users can call Businessland or 
>	Computer Craft to buy the program and get 
>	documentation and a password to enable saving...
 
  My questions are:

  1. If there is a password to enable saving, how will FrameMaker
     keep NeXT users from telling other users the password?

  2. How does the new software distribution system proposed by
     Steve Jobs work?  Will all the programs and data be encrypted 
     so that a software key is necessary to decrypt them?

     If this is the case, how does NeXT plan on stopping people
     from giving other users the software key?

  Any information on these two questions would be greatly appreciated.

Mark Lee, 
mlee@awamore.cs.cornell.edu