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From: marco@hpmcaa.HP.COM (Marco Dalla-Gasperina)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: CD-ROM an uSoft Prog Ref
Message-ID: <200012@hpmcaa.HP.COM>
Date: 29 Dec 88 22:19:21 GMT
Organization: HP McMinville Division
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AAAAAHHHHHH!

I've got the Microsoft Programmers reference library on CD-ROM.  What I'd
like to do is put it on a server to the rest of my group can use it as a 
reference.  Assuming I can do it technically,  how does one go about the
licensing arrangement?  It seems ridiculous to have to spend $1500 or so per
workstation so we can each have a seperate disk and CD drive.

Microsoft, however, does not offer site licensing for the PRL.  My contact
there mentioned something about OPTINET (sp?), though I have no idea what
that means.

Any assistance will be GREATLY appreciated.  Thanks!


Marco "Licensing,Shmlicensing" Dalla Gasperina
marco@hpmcaa.HP.COM