Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!dev!dgis!jkrueger From: jkrueger@dgis.dtic.dla.mil (Jon) Newsgroups: comp.databases Subject: Re: Dataase for VMS and UNIX - No royalties and source avail. Keywords: royalties source SQL Form VMS UNIX Message-ID: <883@dgis.dtic.dla.mil> Date: 16 Jun 90 17:18:30 GMT References: <241@talarian.UUCP> <7423@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> <1351@shodha.dec.com> Organization: Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), Alexandria VA Lines: 17 dgh@unify.uucp (David Harrington) writes: > It may be BUNDLED, but you can bet it ain't FREE!! devine@shodha.dec.com (Bob Devine) writes: > You lost the bet. > The run-time portion of Rdb is free with VMS. Nope, he wins. David agrees with your facts, Bob. It's your usage of "free" that he takes issue with. "Free with any purchase of a VMS license" ain't free. Let's hope we don't get into the proof-of-purchase boxtops, OK? :-) -- Jon -- Jonathan Krueger jkrueger@dtic.dla.mil uunet!dgis!jkrueger Drop in next time you're in the tri-planet area!