> You might not get sued. However, if you were sued, what would > your defence be?
I'm a poor LatinAmerican programmer from a developing country. If M$ would take pesos instead of dollars, we might have grounds for bargaining. Otherwise, I can give them my tango records, now that tango has been declared Patrimony of Humankind by the UN(:-) Seriously now, that is precisely why I asked the questions. I know I can go ahead and do the Linux installation and all. And I know a few guys that can help me set it up. But, if the noose is dangling over my head..... Rafael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Wirchenko" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 5:01 PM Subject: Re: vfp9 and linux > At 12:31 2009-10-06, Sytze de Boer <[email protected]> wrote: >>I know this may sound like I cheeky question and I hope I don't come >>across >>like another MS basher, but, how can you enforce such a eula once you have >>made it known you're not going to support the product any longer. >>Frankly, I would have no qualms about ignoring it. > > VFP is still under support. Further versions will not be > released, but that is something else. > > Simple. The EULA sets the terms. Ending support would not > change those terms. > > You might have qualms about it, but your clients might have a > different evaluation of the risks involved. > > You might not get sued. However, if you were sued, what would > your defence be? > > [snip] > > Sincerely, > > Gene Wirchenko > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/2fa02e893d47430e8e50d6b7d4a6c...@rafanueva ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
