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From: spolsky-joel@cs.yale.edu (Joel Spolsky)
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Subject: Re: MOUSE DRIVERS
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Date: 5 Oct 90 20:53:57 GMT
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In article <7832@star.cs.vu.nl> msschaa@cs.vu.nl (Schaap MS) writes:
>Could someone please Email me a copy of a 7.* mouse driver?
>
>I think that's legal, because there is no use for a mouse
>driver unless you have a mouse.



It is certainly NOT legal. mouse.com is (C) Microsoft, and the license
agreement says explicitly that you may only use one copy, you can't
give away copies. It is also in violation of international treaties
and international copyright laws.

You should contact the dealer who sold you the
mouse. Also, Microsoft always includes the latest version of the mouse
driver with most of their software, even compilers and stuff.



Joel Spolsky
spolsky@cs.yale.edu                                     Silence = Death