At 05:58 �� 26/3/2002, you wrote: >In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dexter ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >>Please understand me, I am not personally averse to this arrangement, but >>it is very awkward and not transparent, and is also potentially illegal. >>Now, I trust completely the two current resellers, but people may ask >>questions, and they're entitled to do so. >Speaking as one of the resellers I would like to say that I was not really >bothered either way about whether the compiled code was sold or not until >we discussed it at Eindhoven. Jochen and I have made very little from >selling SMSQ/E over the last few years. The bulk of the price went to Tony >Tebby and into the cost of manufacturing the manuals and distributing the >goods. During the discussion at Eindhoven we decided to continue to send a >reduced levy to Tony Tebby, whose return for a lot of work has always been >less than he deserved, and we decided on the 'licensed reseller' approach >as a way of paying us for the support that we offer. > >This approach is not illegal by any means and is exactly the same as that >adopted by most major software houses for other platforms - M$ included. >No-one can legally sell a copy of Windoze for instance unless they are a >licensed M$ distributor and these distributors pass the goods on to the >shops and other outlets.
That's not true even if M$ wants you to think so... Dave is absolutely right when he says that this approach is ILLEGAL totally... however for the reasons I explained to my previous email it is not illegal in our case. To further explain: If you prohibit ANYONE to sell an original version of SMSQ/E then no one would be able to sell their second-hand software for example. I would have to come to you or Jochen give you my SMSQ/E that I didn't want any more for this or the other reason and then wait until you sold it!. As you can see this is not only illegal but impractical as well :-) >Our community is very small so adding a distributor level to the process >would be unnecessary. You can become a reseller if you wish. Just contact >Wolfgang and he will speak with TT on your behalf. Maybe this is a good >idea because the US users would have a better contact. I am here and available for that :-) >Be prepared, however, to adopt the role of 'bedtime story reader' because >a small minority of users seem not to want to read the manual and are >happier if you read it to them over the telephone. One called me the other >day to ask how to create a second QXL.WIN file on QPC2. When I told him it >was on page x of the manual he quite happily said that he had put the >manual away, was not at home and wanted to do it right then. Oh well in >that case. Are your sitting comfortably,? Then I'll begin........ Once >upon a time ...... Hey I have no problem with providing support on this but I don't see how many "sales" SMSQ/E would have in the US (apart from the few upgrades). That would be just a convenience service to the community rather than a "business" :-) Phoebus
