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Michael Hensley wrote:
>is almost immeasurably low. After 2000 arrives you can use HourGlass
>system-wide, so that FlexiBase will get a date earlier than it's
expiration
>date, and the rest of your applications will get the actual system date.
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>With HourGlass, you can test year-2000 compliance now, and continue to run
>your "expired" applications after the year 2000 arrives.
Hmmmmmm. Does this seem to be slightly unethical (possibly illegal) to
anyone else? I don't know for sure, but it seems to me that if you have
licensed software for a specific time period, with a specific expiration
date, then it's tough cookies when that date arrives and the software
expires, even if the company is out of business and/or no longer
supporting the software. After all, the terms and conditions of the use
of the software are spelled out in the license agreement, so you really
have no one to blame but yourself if you get bit by this.
Just my $.02 worth.
Jim Phillips Manager of Information Systems
E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Therm-O-Link, Inc.
Phone: (330) 527-2124 P. O. Box 285
Fax: (330) 527-2123 Garrettsville, Ohio 44231
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