- My first argument would be it's just like your browser's cache ... Why
download an image (or file)again?
- Second would be that -almost- all (ran across one notable exception)
developers/ programmers/ companies would be thrilled that you are putting
their products into the hands of even one more potential paying customer.
This of course assumes only their free/ shareware versions.
- On the flip side there have been arguments about not being able to track
usage/ advertising effectiveness (AOL cache'ing case comes to mind).
- You'd also have to worry about keeping the copies current.
On the whole I'd go ahead and not lose any sleep over it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dale [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 12:52 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [PCSOFT] Stockpiling Installers
Hi,
I am the sysop for a small ISP (140 Users) in a very remote
Northern Canada town. Our system consists of a 19.2K outbound
connection and a 400 Kbps inbound connection via satellite. In
order to better help our subscribers we have toyed with the idea of
keeping a local copy of Netscape 4.5, Internet Explorer, Outlook
Express, Etc. on our local web server so that people can download
directly from our local server, versus over the satellite link that
sometimes has problems with the larger downloads. The smart
download things don't reliably work through the satellite.
What are the legal ramifications of this ? I figure the software is free
of the internet any how, so what if we stock pile it. The lic.
agreement
is still agreed to/or not when installing the program. One of our
directors is concerned that usually you have to take a cookie to get
the
software, and that is the "cost" if you will. Then again I know
colleges,etc. that download it once and then through their LAN
install the
software many times. Thoughts ???
Dale Laluk / [log in to unmask]
P.O. Box 308
Hudson's Hope, B.C. V0C 1V0
250-783-9921
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