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From: kwong@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ka Chin Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: Distribution License fee for BC++ (non-sense!!!)
Message-ID: <27e2c80b.3046@petunia.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 17 Mar 91 01:36:11 GMT
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> [...] By the way, Borland reminded me that there is a license charge for
> distributing applications based on Borland C++ 2.0 ($147) !!

Will you people ever stop this kind of "By the way" without
quoting "My_Stupid_Opinion_ON/OFF".

I suppose you are a "REGISTERED" user, and if so, find the 
"NO-NONSENSE LICENSE STATEMENT" on top of "your" BC++ package
and READ it!!!!

On "USING COMPILED PROGRAMS" it reads:

"Programs that you write and compile using Borland's language compilers,
and that contain any portion of Borland code, may be used, given away
or sold without additional license or fees, as long as all copies of
these programs bear a valid copyright notice. ..."

My_Stupid_Opinion_ON.
  [...] By the way, 
  Not unless you decided to "distribute" your product along with the
  Borland Compiler (BCX.EXE) or the Microsoft's (RC.EXE) or so on.
My_Stupid_Opinion_OFF.

Sorry for being ruthless, but it just upsets me to see people
voicing out "By-The-Way-Facts" without thinking the consequence
of the potential damage they could make.


Rick