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In our previous episode, Bruce Byfield said:
>
> bjf -at- wavefront -dot- com wrote:
> >
> > In our previous episode, Bruce Byfield said:
> >
> > > --Ask someone to borrow their CD (but not the registration number). Many
> > > products can be installed as a demo copy without a registration number.
> > > These installations are completely legal.
> >
> > That's not true of Adobe products. In fact, I've never seen that.
> > Every software can think of either requires the registration number or
> > doesn't (mostly, it does), but doesn't have a number-free demo
> > version. There may be some, of course, but I don't think it's common.
>
> Check the installation menu of FrameMaker. When it comes up, you have a
> choice to install as a demo (that is, without a licence) or as a
> registered
> owner.
>
> The demo doesn't allow you to save, and (I think) prints a watermark on
> all
> printed pages.
>
> But, if installing as a demo isn't legal, then someone should tell the
> people who do Adobe demos - I've had at least two tell me that it is.
> Also, I've seen
> "demo" copies given out by Adobe whose only difference from a commercial
> copy was the lack of a manual and a registration number.
>
>
> --
> Bruce Byfield, Outlaw Communications
> Co-ordinator ,Vancouver Technical Communicators' Co-op List
> Vancouver, BC, Canada
> (604) 421-7189 or 687-2133
> bbyfield -at- axionet,com or bruce -at- dataphile-ca -dot- com
> www.outlawcommunications.com
>
> "Unjust and spiteful criticism taught me more than a quiet acceptance
> would have done, and for that, I thank those blundering judges who were
> responsible for my education. The motivations behind their judgments
> enlightened me and allowed me to enjoy a clear conscience. A sincere
> mind turns everything to its advantage, and that which would discourage
> mere vanity redoubles the fervor of real commitment."
> -George Sand
>
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Beth Friedman bjf -at- wavefront -dot- com
"Your eyes are like aquariums," he murmured admiringly.
"Don't you mean -- aquamarines?"
"No -- aquariums. They're sort of a murky green."
