[SunRescue] RE: Solaris 1.1 on a 4/330

[David Cantrell]

Eric Hall <jester_123 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dan Lane wrote:
> 
> > Which brings us on to a whole new topic.... you might have discussed
> > this... but I am new... forgive me :P
> >
> > Is copying old software still theft? legally yes... morally acceptable????
> 
> That is the question.  How old does it have to be before it 's in the public
> domain?

Legally?  It depends on where you are and can be anything up to 75 years.

However, *morally* I feel it's OK if the software is no longer sold or
supported commercially.

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David Cantrell | david at cantrell.org.uk | http://www.cantrell.org.uk/david

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