[812] in winnt
Re: [Fwd: X-Win32 site license.]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rob Smyser)
Wed Apr 17 10:47:04 2002
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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 10:46:56 -0400
To: Mike Hobbs <mhobbs@mtl.mit.edu>, ntpartners@mit.edu
From: Rob Smyser <smyser@MIT.EDU>
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As far I as I know, and I was the mostly the one talking to Seth, the
license still exists and Seth is still the contact.
Rob
At 10:38 AM 4/17/2002 -0400, Mike Hobbs wrote:
>Can someone tell me if this is still valid and is Seth still the person
>to talk to?
>
>Mike Hobbs
>
>
> > > Subject: X-Win32 site license.
> > > Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:50:03 -0500 (EST)
> > > From: Seth Hall <SETH@speech.mit.edu>
> > > To: ntpartners@MIT.EDU
> > >
> > > Hi gang,
> > >
> > > Yes, we do have a campus-wide X-Win32 license, and yes,
> > > I am the fellow to talk to about it. This license covers all of
> > > MIT and its affiliated labs, including Woods Hole, LL, LNS, etc.
> > >
> > > Please be aware that at this time MIT IS is not involved
> > > with the distribution or support of this software or its licenses.
> > >
> > > A seperate license 'key' is required for each subnet you
> > > intend to run X-Win32 on. There is no limit on the number of users
> > > you may give the license keys to. The only requirement is that
> > > they be affiliated with MIT. Student use is of course included.
> > >
> > > What you need to do is send me the class B subnet address
> > > (or in a few rare cases, your class C subnet address), you wish
> > > to run X-Win32 machines on and I'll arrange for license keys, which
> > > you (or someone in the LL software support organization), may distri-
> > > bute to interested PC users, along with instructions on how to down-
> > > load the software and install it.
> > >
> > > There will be no charge this year for these licenses, but
> > > we will be requesting from your group(s) a payment next year to
> > > cover the $5k/year renewal fee. This will be a relatively small
> > > number, measured in hundreds of dollars, and far less than the
> > > normal academic pricing you may have already seen. You needn't worry
> > > about this right now though. You will be contacted next spring or
> > > early summer.
> > > Hope this helps,
> > > Seth
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Rob Smyser, Support Planning/R&D, MIT Information Systems, N42-250d
smyser@mit.edu 617.253.1358 http://web.mit.edu/smyser
