[841] in OS/2_Discussion
Re: Visual Age C++ for os/2
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Woojin Lee)
Sat Mar 2 10:27:08 1996
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 95 10:28:44 EST
From: wlee@ai.mit.edu (Woojin Lee)
Reply-To: wlee@ai.mit.edu (Woojin Lee)
To: jpatter@MIT.EDU
Cc: os2partners@MIT.EDU
On Fri, 01 Mar 96 15:27:29 0500 you wrote:
>It would seem to me that depending on the wroding of the license, it could
>be very legal. At worst, the users group could organize an instructional
>seminar on afternoon or evening, for the purpose of teaching visual age
>c++. As part of that course, copies could be distributed, or made
>available so that those in attendance could further their education.
>
>Just a thought, It may be that as long as the copy is used to learn about
>programing, or distributed with that intent, then there would be no
>problem.
>
>-Ned
>
>
Hi.
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What do you guys think? Any suggestion?
As long as it's legal, I'm willing.
Woojin
