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From: mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark B. Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Cooperating on Sys7 distribution
Message-ID: <52759@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 11 May 91 15:03:45 GMT
References: <53216@nigel.ee.udel.edu> <1991May10.233305.15754@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> <1991May11.054749.14615@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU>
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In article <1991May11.054749.14615@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU> wangh@beasley.CS.ORST.EDU (Haiyan Wang) writes:
>
>Is it possible for those `smart' apple lawers to sign some sort of documents
>so people can put system 7.0 on other ftp site for a short period of time,
>say one week?
>

Regardless of where you get System 7.0 (upgrade kits, etc.) it is currently
ILLEGAL to redistribute System Software via FTP or other electronic means
without a license from Apple Software Licensing.  Fortunately, many User
Groups and larger BBS systems have System Software redistribution licenses
which allows them to redistribute.  We have been able to distribute things
from Apple machines because we also have a license for our own site.  So
although no one can stop you from giving floppy disk copies of System Software
to your friends and associates (or doing a net install -- much more effective
if you have an AFP server), it would NOT be a good idea to make System 7.0
or other system software available on FTP sites without the proper license.

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