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1996-08-01 - Re: Let’s Say “No!” to Single, World Versions of Software

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From: Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com>
To: “Peter D. Junger” <junger@pdj2-ra.F-REMOTE.CWRU.Edu>
Message Hash: 751a2cca53f0ed3e738213255f6e08a4a9b89705cd46e5b535f7053b8bc7a462
Message ID: <320101B9.500F@netscape.com>
Reply To: <199608010243.WAA28665@pdj2-ra.F-REMOTE.CWRU.Edu>
UTC Datetime: 1996-08-01 22:57:10 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 06:57:10 +0800

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From: Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 06:57:10 +0800
To: "Peter D. Junger" <junger@pdj2-ra.F-REMOTE.CWRU.Edu>
Subject: Re: Let's Say "No!" to Single, World Versions of Software
In-Reply-To: <199608010243.WAA28665@pdj2-ra.F-REMOTE.CWRU.Edu>
Message-ID: <320101B9.500F@netscape.com>
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Peter D. Junger wrote:
> 
> Tom Weinstein writes:
> 
> : The only thing they can revoke is their permission to provide it for
> : download over the internet.  They can't revoke our permission to
> : sell it in stores or via snail mail.
> 
> Why can't they?  What steps do you take to make sure that the people
> you sell it to aren't--gasp--foreign persons?

We only ship the domestic version to addresses inside the US.  They
State Department seems to think this is sufficient.  Of course, a
foreign person can always fly here and pick up a copy at Fry's, but
that's not our problem.

-- 
You should only break rules of style if you can    | Tom Weinstein
coherently explain what you gain by so doing.      | tomw@netscape.com

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