Re: Does the non-developer have to BUY

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From: dorner
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1987 15:24

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Chuq (a super net contributor, BTW) writes that one of the ways to get the
latest Apple system software is:

>	o get a copy from a friend who did one of the two above, or
>		from a user group like BMUG.

I'd just like to point out that this would violate Apple's licensing
agreement.  If I download it from GEnie (which I have), I AM NOT ALLOWED
to give it to a friend.

Now, I doubt apple is going to prosecute me for doing so--I expect it is
rather a sop to apple's lawyers and the US copyright laws.  But the licensing
agreement DOES prohibit it.

It is possible (and likely) that apple will explicitly license user groups
to redistribute, but not individuals.

This is not a flame.  Just a long sigh.
----
Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office
Internet: dorner@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu  UUCP: ihnp4!uiucuxc!dorner
IfUMust:  (217) 333-3339

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