[Info-vax] Licenses on VAX/VMS 4.0/4.1 source code listing scans

[Dave Froble]

On 12/10/2021 3:12 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 12/10/2021 10:46 AM, chris wrote:
>> If you are a developer, you should try to walk the walk in terms
>> of ethics and try to do the right thing. In the real world though,
>> people will do whatever needs to be done to find a solution if there
>> seems to b an insurmountable obstacle.
>>
>> The other point is, do the original owners really care enough, or
>> even at all, when so much licensed software is out there and is
>> obsolete and no longer sold ?. Similar case here, where I was trying
>> find detail on the write boot block code for early SunOs for historical
>> purposes. Found the complete source cd online and was able to complete
>> the task. No profit involved, other than keeping some old machines
>> alive.
>>
>> Ethical dilemmas everywhere in life and we all have to make our
>> own choices...
>
> I don't think there is much ethical dilemma here.
>
> There should be no doubt that following the law is the etical
> solution here.

Do you think that breaking a contract, either written or implied, is ethical and 
legal?


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