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From: michael@sunham.germany.sun.com (Michael Joswig (Vertriebsunterstuetzung Hamburg)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Want to buy an old version of Minix
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Date: 15 Oct 90 10:14:45 GMT
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AST writes:
>>
>>In article <45557@unix.cis.pitt.edu> mopar@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Jerome A Marella)
>> writes:
>>>Would it be ok (ie legal) for someone to sell me their old version of
>>>minix?
>As far as I know, it is legal.  You can sell used books quite legally,
>and I think software is basically the same.
>
>Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)
>

Imagine it is legal (which I wouldn't believe...) Where can you find
someone who updates his Minix without using this great bargain, P.H. is
giving. Remember, you *must* send your boot disk to them and what is
Minix worth without any chance to boot it?

Ciao,
      Michael.