On 22 May 2002, at 23:23, Richard Zidlicky wrote:
> > Well isn't that normal? > > it is absolutely not normal. In a normal world technically advanced > users would be allowed to help those less technically capable by > providing the binaries. You are really arrogant here, this is the > best way to convince remaining users that they will get better > support when they choose one of the many alternative OS. We are talking about a commercial relationship here. You bought something from a person that no longer exists. Tough luck for you. You have no redress. I don't really care whether this point of view comes accross to you as arrogant (I have the feeling that anything I say to you is approached negatively any way) it's the way the world works right now. > > I'm sorry if that sounds harsh, but it is the reality of our world. If you > > buy a product from someone who no longer exists, tough luck. > > Nope. If Mandrake or Redhat goes bankrupt the user has all > possibilities to donwload binary and source packages from > elsewhere. Notably, noone of the packages those vendors > distribute in their standard distribution has such ridiculous > restrictions as to require an official reseller or prohibit > distribution of the binaries. But the user doesn't get the support from his vendor any more. > > Likewise, who wouls take care of a hardware problem, if tour > > reseller went "poof"? The situation for the software isn't different in > > that respect. > > oh yes, it is *very much* different. If my HW goes poof I am free > to go to an electrician around the corner and ask him to repair > the HW.. I may be more or less lucky. And if your seller of SMSQ/E gioes poof, you are free to buy anothe copy if need be. Same difference. > However if my SMSQ is broken and I would go to the next IT consulting > shop in Bamberg and pay them for compiling a SMSQ binary they would > be acting illegaly if they would "distribute" the binary to me. Yes, > I know I could also pay them to become official resellers of SMSQ but > it is my money so I may not want this. See above. > Likewise anyone who would do me the favour of compiling SMSQ for > free would do it illegally in your opinion? > Not if it is compiled on your machine. Wolfgang
