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From: jnj@mibte.UUCP (Jim Jackson)
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Subject: MSC 5.0 License Agreement
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Date: Mon, 30-Nov-87 09:48:23 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 30 09:48:23 1987
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Regarding item #2 on the MICROSOFT COMPILER LICENSE:

2. DISTRIBUTION OF RUNTIME MODULES.  Microsoft grants to you a royalty-free
right to reproduce and distribute the runtime modules of the COMPILER provided
that you: (a) ... (b) do not use Microsoft's name, logo, or trademarks to
market your software product; (c) include Microsoft's copyright notice for the
COMPILER on your product label and as part of the sign-on message for your
software product; and (d) ....  The "runtime modules" are those files in the
COMPILER that are identified in the documentation as required as required
during execution of your compiled programs.  The runtime modules are limited
to runtime files, install files, and ISAM and REBUILD files.

	Why, oh why would I want to display Microsoft's copyright notice on
a sign-on message for MY software product (c)???  And if I did, isn't this a
form of advertising/marketing that is expressly forbidden in (b)?

	I really have a problem with (c).  Why should Microsoft get top billing
when we programmers do all the work?  Or am I reading too much into this?

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			Jim Jackson
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