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To: Columbo who wrote (312)	11/25/1997 11:12:00 AM
From: Judd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1600

This sounds like something a crack dealer would do. Give some free stuff and be your friend in the beginning: * Late Friday, Philippines President Fidel Ramos met with MICROSOFT CORP Chairman Bill Gates on Friday and proudly collected a certificate legalizing much of his government's pirated computer software. After a ceremony to observe the signing of agreements tightening relations between the software giant and the Philippines, Gates presented Ramos with a license for free software that was the equivalent of a partial declaration of amnesty. The license, valued at up to $1 million, was granted in recognition of the Ramos government's determination to legalize software used by public agencies, Microsoft officials said. (Reuters 09:55 PM ET 11/21/97) For the full text story, see infobeat.com -Judd