----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Software pirates in our midst?
> > > > On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, Jochen Merz wrote: > > > maybe I can add a bit of clarification here. > > Thanks for the clarification. > > As a member of the public, Wolfgang's approach aside, I can now see how he > arrived there (just wish he gave us a chance to get up to speed too > instead of throwing us in at the deep end! ;P) > > So, D&D are theiving scum. If you bought one, contact Wolfgang directly > and offer to pay the license fee. Seems fair. > > Dave > > Yes I want that, the customer/end user pays direct so I don't have to bother about it, great. We already do this with Jochen Merz software. In our adverts you will have seen pre-installed commercial software. We install Qpac2 etc. on Q60s at the customers request but we do not pay for it, they pay Jochen direct, it works fine. Why can't the licence fee be the same, Jochen is the reseller, ok sell away and we just do the labour intensive bit, as usual. On 2(?) occasions the customer wanted us to pay Jochen for them because they did not want to phone Germany or no credit card, so we have paid Jochen directly on their behalf. He has our credit card number so I just email him saying: 1 software pack to Name, Address he takes cash from our credit card and thats it. He then posts the manuals etc. on to the customer as per normal, job done. Can we not do the same for licence fees, the customer pays him direct and we will put the O/S on for nothing (we already put the O/S on for nothing, see other email). Why doesn't that work? Better still, the customer gives D&D the money to pass on to Jochen, and he just takes it from our credit card. That's what I want to happen and it frees up more time for me to work on what I should be doing. How's that? Seems fair. Dennis - D&D Systems
