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To: Zeuspaul who wrote (3963)	12/7/1998 10:53:00 PM
From: Spots	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to 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. Spots