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> Stephen writes:
> > An ethical question arises--should a student who buys an educational
> > version at a discount go on to make money on contract using the software?
> This I have absolutely no problem with. The software is legally purchased and
> what you do with it is your business.
Unless part of the deal that gets you the educational price is a restriction
on use (e.g, a license that indicates it's not for commercial use). I've
never dealt with educational versions of software, so I don't know whether
there are any strings attached to the purchase. (In other words, I'm
making this up. :-)
kkh
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Kelly K. Hoffman kelly -at- nashua -dot- hp -dot- com
Learning Products Engineer
Hewlett-Packard, Network Test Division "Reading the manual is
One Tara Blvd., Nashua, NH 03062 admitting defeat."
