On Mon, 04 Dec 2000 16:19:34 +0100 (CET), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter) wrote:
> Hi
> 04 Dec 2000, Sam Ewalt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Now Caldera/Lineo is no longer selling DR-DOS except in lots of 50
>>> or more copies. So where does that leave the notion of single-copy
>>> shareware?
> SE> You don't have to buy it for single copy use, you can just download
> SE> it from the Lineo server and use it. It's *free* for non-commercial
> SE> use.
> could you tell me where you have read that ??
> The license says, that you have to pay a license fee.
> For non-commercial use you are allowed to evaluate it for a reasonable
> amount of time before paying !
> This is what the license for dr-dos 7.03 says ... can't help it
The major point: "reasonable amount of time" is never defined in
number of months/years.
So, if you personally feel that 50 years is "reasonable".
Just whom do you think is going to come knocking on your door to force you
to delete it from your system unless you pay the registration fee???<g>
> SE> Commercial use would just about have to involve multiple copies.
> SE> wouldn't it?
> no it would not ...
> commercial use is if you use it in a business ... IMHO
> eg surf station with arachne in an internet cafe
> SE> Sam Ewalt
> CU, Ricsi
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