> > >>A sad consequence of all this is that Altium actually lose sales and the >>community bcomes more closed as a result of "cracked" versions in >>circulation. A university lecturer friend tells me that ALL the students in >>his classes have got hold of (and sometimes use!) cracked versions of Protel >>and DXP. >> Well, while it isn't legal, Altium has laughably little chance to sell a university student a $10 grand software package. So, it really is NOT cutting into their revenue. Now, if those students go off into industry and keep using it, that's another matter, but many large companies, at least, are on the lookout for that sort of thing.
The original Tango license allowed you to use a "home copy" of the software, and I used it that way. When I moved over to Protel, I eventually needed to have it at home, and found a way to buy an old Protel for Windows license on the open market and upgrade it to P99SE. So, at least, I'm legal. Jon ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
