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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hey Dave,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Hmmm, I did think that we were talking about licenses,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>but lets correct the statement.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2> I hate to jump in the middle, sorry for the distraction. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> IMHO, what you describe is not open source or free </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> software, but rather "you can't buy this" software license.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Carter</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Dave J Woolley [<A HREF="mailto:david.woolley@bts.co.uk">mailto:david.woolley@bts.co.uk</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 1:23 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: 'License-Discuss (E-mail)'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: RE: Subscription/Service Fees</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > From: Carter Bullard [SMTP:carter@qosient.com]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > I hate to jump in the middle, sorry for the distraction. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > IMHO, what you describe is not open source or free </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > software, but rather "you can't buy this" software. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> [DJW:] You generally can't buy conventional</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> commercial software either. You can buy a licence</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> to use it, the media it is on, and the service</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> of placing it on that medium but not the actual</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> intellectual property.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
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