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    2-Jul-90  12:35:00
Sb: Distributing Software
Fm: EASYPLEX 
To: Chris Barr [PCMAG] 72241,13

Chris,
 
A while ago I received and compiled a program from an old edition of PC
Magazine.  While I like the program I had some difficulties with it and I
decided to enhance it as an adventure (mild) in assembly programming.  The
original code was PUSHDIR.COM and POPDIR.COM from the May 27, 1986
Productivity -- Programming/Utilities section.  I have made the code more
like the UNIX directory stack commands, pushd and popd, and I have created a
dirs command.  I would like to distribute the code, but being that the
originals were copywritten, I do not want to infringe on anybody's rights.
Please let me know what I can do, and PC Mag's views on the subject.
 
Thank you.
 
                       Bill       


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    02-Jul-90 12:56 EDT
Sb: Distributing Software
Fm: Chris Barr [PC MagNet] [72241,13]

Bill,

As long as you intend to give it away to, say, coworkers there is
no problem.  If you intend to sell your program or include it in
with other salable products then you need to license our code.

If you do license it, I can tell you the fee is extremely small,
almost only a formality.

Ziff's licensing department is  available at (212) 503-5448.

Thanks for asking,

Chris

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