On Thu, 25 Mar 1999 "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would like a definite answer on the question of legality of using oldd > software after an upgrade has been released. I've been told both that itt > becomes free to use, and that it's still licensed requiring purchase, and I > would like to know what is actually true. When you upgrade your license to use the new software, your license to use the old is superceded. ( Some of those license statements which everyone clicks through without reading even demand destruction of the old installation disks...but I doubt if anyone has ever done that.) Simply stated, the old never becomes "free software". - John T. -- Arachne V1.49;beta, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://home.arachne.cz/ To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies.
