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From: "Alain Mouette" <cosmodat AT uninet DOT com DOT br>
To: <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: OpenDos restrictions (was: Re: change in mailing lists)
Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 10:20:32 -0300
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Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com

>On 2000-05-21 opendos AT delorie DOT com said to bmarcum AT iglou DOT com
>   >Hi,
>   >> I see no problem with that plan.
>   >>You could not of coarse include DR-OpenDos in the package you sell.
>   >>But, you *could* provide your customers with the D/L site address.
>   >>(at no charge)
>   >In my strict interpretation, of "personal use", this cannot be done.
>   >My customer is running a business, so _he_ would be using
>   >it for comercial pourposes.
>   >Your interpretation would be ok without any doubts, if my customer
>   >were people using it for themselves.
>   >Alain
>Last I heard, commercial users could use DR-DOS free for 90 days for 
>evaluation, and the cost to buy it was only $29.95.  

Some of my customers are using registered copies of DR-DOS 7.03.
It is really a good option, specially when planning to use Personal Netware
which is included. Even if the price here in Brazil is US$50.

>Of course there is also FreeDos (www.freedos.org).

I think of it in terms of "There will be" FreeDos and RxDos. I believe it wont
be long, but both have a few dangerous kernel bugs. As a matter of fact, I am
contributing the little I can to the utilities.

I really believe that "Free" has to mean without restriction, if anyone knows
of other alternatives, please let me know

Bye,
Alain