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From: vail@tegra.UUCP (Johnathan Vail)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Commercial software in comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Message-ID: <450@atlas.tegra.UUCP>
Date: 28 Mar 89 19:51:46 GMT
References: <6236@bsu-cs.UUCP>
Organization: Tegra, Inc., Billerica, MA
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In-reply-to: dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP's message of 20 Mar 89 05:18:13 GMT

In article <6236@bsu-cs.UUCP> dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi) writes:


   Another program, submitted at the same time, is terrific too.  It's a
   demo, but the only thing that makes it a demo is that 15 days from the
   date of first use it will stop working (until you make a fresh copy).
   The license says that when you call their toll-free number and tell
   them your credit card number, or just say that you will be soon be
   mailing them a check, you will get a secret code that will unlock the
   program so it will always work.  The license does *not* say that
   payment is required; it just says "this is a demo version that can be
   converted to the non-demo version..." and explains how.

   Should both, or none, or one (which?) be posted?
   -- 
   Rahul Dhesi         UUCP:  <backbones>!{iuvax,pur-ee}!bsu-cs!dhesi
		       ARPA:  dhesi@bsu-cs.bsu.edu


I would say no:  Let's suppose Yet Another Program releases swarms of
evil disk munging viruses after its trial period is over and you are
still using it.  Should this be posted?

"WE decided?!?  MY best interests?" -- Suicidal Tendencies
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