Re:
> > At 2/11/99 07:57 AM -0800, John Krussel wrote:
> >There used to be a tool by Tymlabs that would allow you to compile "The C
> >word" code into an executable, that way you could develop on a small box
> >(read small licensing fee) compile it and then move it to any size box you

PDQ

> >wanted.  I don't know what ever happened to the product but I'm sure it
> >would spark some interests now that licensing costs have gone through the
> >roof.

IIRC, Cognos sued Tymlabs.

> That product is called PDQ and has been dead a long time, although I
...
> As I understand it, it was never updated to keep up with changes to the
> product and Tymlabs ceased sales of the product as part of the settlement
> with Cognos.  I suppose Cognos wanted to protect their customer license
> assets.  They seem to have succeeded in doing so fairly well thus far.
>
> I suspect that Cognos would be just as passionate now about protecting
> their assets as they ever were.  Why shouldn't they be?

There's a difference between honorably protecting your legitimate assets,
and using a big money club to beat someone into submission.  AFAIK, it's
been relatively well shown that you can't copyright a computer language
(the implementation, yes...the keywords/syntax, no)  As such, there should
have been no question that Tymlab's PDQ was a legal product.  Ah well,
many HP3000-L members could tell tales of the legal system gone amuck :(

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