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From: jackv@turnkey.tcc.com (Jack F. Vogel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: ISC 386/ix v2.2
Message-ID: <1990Jul2.154340.232@turnkey.tcc.com>
Date: 2 Jul 90 15:43:40 GMT
References: <492@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU> <1990Jun27.001120.305@virtech.uucp> <00001IO@cdis-1.compu.com>
Reply-To: jackv@turnkey.TCC.COM (Jack F. Vogel)
Organization: Turnkey Computer Consultants, Westchester, CA
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In article <00001IO@cdis-1.compu.com> tanner@cdis-1.compu.com (Dr. T. Andrews) writes:
 
[ .... discussion on the use of serial/activation key deleted...]

>I should be pleased to hear from any vendors who might justify this
>practice which, while failing to thwart illegitimate use, hurts the
>legitimate users.

Hear,hear! I am really perplexed on what ISC thinks this move is going to
do for them. What they say, and I quote from the release notes..."Copy
protection has been added for the base operating system and selected optional
extensions in response to requests from INTERACTIVE UNIX System resellers."
(pp.3-4). Now the question is can any of the resellers out there confirm this
claim?? I find this a little hard to believe.

Disclaimer: MHOs not those of my employer.

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Jack F. Vogel			jackv@locus.com
AIX370 Technical Support	       - or -
Locus Computing Corp.		jackv@turnkey.TCC.COM