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From: bmartin@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Brian Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Database licensing
Message-ID: <12470@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
Date: 15 Apr 91 12:24:54 GMT
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In article <40709@netnews.upenn.edu> porten@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jeffrey  Porten) writes:
>
>I need some information about getting licenses for this project.  Our
>current plans are to use one of the following three platforms: Hypercard,
>Filemaker Pro, or 4th Dimension.
>
>4th Dimension gets around this problem, I think.  Am I correct in assuming
>that stand-alone dbases from 4th are free of legal hassles?  Are there
>any restrictions?  Problme with this is the cost of acquiring a copy (are
>there non-profit or student rates?), and learning to program in their
>language.

4th Dimension requires that the user own at least a 4D runtime module. They
list for $125 each, and can be mail-ordered for as little as $50 each. I'm
a 4D developer, and have found the runtime licensing issue to be a major
drawback to developing commercial applications based on 4D.

--
Best regards,

    Brian K. Martin, M.D.
    Honolulu, Hawai`i

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