On Monday 22 July 2002 04:11 pm, Thomas_Goodman@3com.com wrote:
All
There have been a few posts where people are asking the list for licensed software and some people taking a public risk by making arrangements to send it.
I hope we can avoid legal issues that can be caused by such activity and have attached copy of the license agreement that everyone must agree to before downloading code, any code, off of TotalService. Another reason to think of some other NAS next time.
I believe you should abide by any license for software you use. At the same time, moves that CommWorks has made and are rumored to be making suggest that they believe their license scheme is or will be a major revenue source. When I bought my TC1000 I didn't realize that the software agreement would far surpass the cost of the equipment. Simply ridiculous. I am investigating Lucent's take on such things (although I note you can even download some v.92 code without a contract) more diligently. $2500 a year for software upgrades is highway robbery. I will also research Patton to find ISP's luck with connections and reliability. I don't agree with theft. No matter if it is a customer's or supplier's -- Lewis Bergman Texas Communications 4309 Maple St. Abilene, TX 79602-8044 915-695-6962 ext 115