"Greg Ewing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Joe Smith wrote: > >> Microsoft as a general rule, does not go after people distributing >> products >> that Microsoft has labeled >> free, even after Microsoft no longer distributes that product. > > But if the licence agreement technically forbids > redistribution, it doesn't seem like a good idea > to rely on Microsoft turning a blind eye to that.
I agree, although it seems very unlikely Microsoft would bother as they are busy enough the the pirating of the for-cost software. I was a little surprised that they did not allow verbatim duplicates of that software, expecially as it has the feel of freeware, or even shareware (the commecial versions have additional features). I would actually not be surprised if somebody could convince Microsoft to allow them to distribute these versions even after Microsoft no longer supports them. That would be the ideal situation. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
