Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!stretch.cs.mun.ca!leif!jgarland From: jgarland@kean.ucs.mun.ca Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Propriety of recycling software Message-ID: <125520@kean.ucs.mun.ca> Date: 15 Aug 90 14:06:30 GMT Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada Lines: 24 I recently posted this to c.b.i.p.d and got no response whatsoever...is there any in this newsgroup, or is my question boring and irrelevant? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Recently I have upgraded several commercial packages--several Borland products, AskSam, Colorix VGA Paint. In the past, I've either stored or thrown out old manuals/disks at upgrade time. This time, I'm considering being a little more socially conscious. My question is, what is the propriety of giving these packages to some deserving and/or poor student or high school? While some software I own specifically mentions destroying or returning old versions after ugrading (e.g. Duet v1.16--which I probably wouldn't inflict on anyone anyway), these packages do not. Also, what could I tell the recipients about support? Thanks in advance. John Garland Bitnet: jgarland@mun Internet: jgarland@kean.ucs.mun.ca