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From: jec@nesac2.UUCP (John Carter ATLN SADM)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Reason *not* to get new Borland "Turbo" releases
Summary: didn't read your own message
Keywords: copyright public-domain Borland
Message-ID: <1315@nesac2.UUCP>
Date: 5 Nov 88 23:02:42 GMT
References: <4203@tekgvs.GVS.TEK.COM>
Organization: A.T.&T. Lisle, Ill.
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In article <4203@tekgvs.GVS.TEK.COM>, toma@tekgvs.GVS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy) writes:
] The latest Turbo releases (C - 2.0, Pascal -5.0, Assembler -1.0)
] contain a new clause in the licence agreement.
] 
] Was: "Programs that you write using [name of product] may be used, given
] away or sold without additional license or fees".
] 
] Now: "Programs that you write using [name of product] may be used, given
] away or sold without additional license or fees, as long as all copies of 
] such programs bear a copyright notice.  By 'copyright notice,' we mean either
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                                  ^^^^^^
] your own copyright notice or, if you prefer, the statment, "Created using 
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ **
] [name of product], Copyright (c) Borland 1988.'"
] 
] So if you want to write a program for the public domain, you now have to
                                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
] give Borland credit for their compiler.  No other compiler I now have
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
] (and I have compilers from ten other companies) place that restriction.
] 
] Tom Almy
] toma@tekgvs.TEK.COM
] Standard Disclaimers Apply

**  Sorry, Tom, but I see NO requirement to use Borland's name, just a 
    requirement for "a copyright notice".

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