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To: Zeuspaul who wrote (3963)12/7/1998 10:53:00 PM
From: Spots  Read Replies (1) of 14778
 
>>Now zip +1

The license agreement made no mention of business use, and it
was clearer than most. I think it's both unreasonable and
unrealistic, personally. But I don't think I have any authority
over it because I don't like it. I could make current-event
analogies which would be unwelcome here (at least to me if
anyone else made them <g>), so I won't.

PLEASE do not interpret this to mean I am perfect in this
regard. I commit at least my share of transgressions (and
probably some extras transgressions just in case others
have skipped some <gg>). I'm just
struggling to kick open a loophole before I succumb ...

>>Don't you think the intent of the restrictions
are for business use? A multiple use license makes sense to me in
such a case.

No to the first, yes perfect sense to the second. But I'm
not PowerQuest, so I don't get to make that decision. Sadly.

>>Do you think PowerQuest is trying to limit an individual
from using the program for his/her own use on two machines?

Yes. I think Power Quest wants you to buy two copies for two
machines, unless you "disassemble" the first before using it
on the second. That's what the license says. I see no
distinction for individuals (somebody tell me I'm misreading).

I also find expensive, multi-machine
licenses on their web site. (I haven't checked that in
the past two or three months, though.) I guess this is the
source of my frustration: Normally I've been able to weasel
in one way or another (depends on what "is" is <g>). Say by
use on one machine at a time, or on one business and one home
machine, or similar escape clauses in the license. Here it
puts it up to me, and I have difficulty facing the fact
that I'm willing to violate it when it's stated so clearly.
So I haven't. So far, anyhow.

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