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From: macak@lakesys.UUCP (Jim Macak)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: LaCie disk drives
Summary: Legal ? about using drive software
Message-ID: <710@lakesys.UUCP>
Date: 29 May 88 15:34:43 GMT
References: <8805242007.AA05647@decwrl.dec.com> <565@cats.cvedc.UUCP>
Reply-To: macak@lakesys.UUCP (Jim Macak)
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Organization: Lake Systems - Milwaukee, WI
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In article <565@cats.cvedc.UUCP> mpease@cats.UUCP (Mark Pease) writes:
>In article <8805242007.AA05647@decwrl.dec.com> hermitt@subway.dec.com (Tom Hermitt) writes:

(quote from previous article deleted)

>Well, I don't know about the HARDWARE that LaCie sells, but I have put there
>drivers (called Silver Lining) on my home built SCSI drive, and I LOVE them!!

(some info deleted)

>I have yet to have any problems with the software, but I have not realy used
>Silver Server yet. I recomend to any one that is building there own drive
>(or for that matter, Siver Server/Silver Lining will install on most
>Commercial drives.)


The LaCie Silver Server/Silver Lining software sure sounds like it is more
useful and offers more varied capabilities than some of the utilities from
other drive manufacturers.  However, is it really legal to use this sort of
software on our homebrew drive or your drive from another company if you have
not purchased a LaCie drive and software?

Please note I am not accusing the above writer of anything; for all I know he
also owns a LaCie drive.  However, I'd like to raise this issue since the
recommendation has been made to use the LaCie software and I'd like to know,
should I be in the position someday to use the Silver Server/Silver Lining
software, if I could legally do so without buying it.

Jim

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