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From: psmith@iies.ecn.purdue.edu (Paul F Smith)
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Subject: Re: PKZIP license (FAQ?)
Keywords: PKZIP sharware etc
Message-ID: <1991May16.125751.25141@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
Date: 16 May 91 12:57:51 GMT
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In article <6090@tellab5.tellabs.com> lampson@tellabs.com (Dave Lampson) writes:
>In article <1991May15.161605.27462@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> psmith@iies.ecn.purdue.edu (Paul F Smith) writes:
>[...]
>>
>>What I really wanted to know was what PKWare had to say about this, not
>>everyone else. Fortunately, I got a message from their CI$ account,
>>which answers my question. 
>>
>>Thanks to all for the bandwidth.
>
>
>Oh, come now!  After we've all put up with the unsubstantiated rumor, you're
>not even going to tell us what they said?  (:-)  It's like getting to the 
>last page of a story, only to find it missing!
>
>Come on, cough it up.
>
>Expectantly,
>
>Dave
>lampson@tellabs.com

Oooops! Sorry 'bout that...

The answer I got was, well, rather unclear... (IMO)

From Doug @ CI$: [his caps]

"Universities SHOULD get a license. The PKWARE license now
uses the terms PERSONAL and NON-PERSONAL use. I am sure a lot of 
universities use it without a license. The school I went to did." 

[my apologies to Doug and PKWare if maybe I shouldn't have reprinted this]

To me (or at least our situation) PERSONAL/NON-PERSONAL still doesn't
clarify the situation. And the hint that we SHOULD get a license, but
that most don't, may be a *wink* we don't mind if "non-profit" groups
use it *wink*. Or maybe I'm just seeing what I want to see. :-)

I have rephrased my questions and am still talking with him. If
anything interesting comes up I'll pass it along.

In the mean time: You be the judge. :-)
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Paul F. Smith - ADPC - Purdue University     psmith@ecn.purdue.edu