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From: darin@tmq.UUCP (Darin Adler)
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Subject: FEdit 2.1
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Date: Thu, 28-Feb-85 18:48:35 EST
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I was quite dismayed recently when a version of FEdit 2.1 refused to run
telling me that it was no longer authorized, or something like that.  I
think that putting code like that in a program which purports to be
"FreeWare" (or whatever term the author chose) is obnoxious.  I had only
used the FEdit for 2 or 3 days and after seeing something like that, I
do NOT intend to send a fee to the author.

Trying to do something like that is futile because bypassing the "expiration"
code is very easy.  Only one person needs to do it and then a copy exists which
can be used past the expiration date.  I resist the temptation to post a
modified version that works forever only in the hopes that the author of FEdit
will not waste his time putting such code into what is otherwise a fine
program.

Darin Adler
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