[Sussex] FileMaker Pro 5 - A desperate plea!

[Al Bennett]

A fair point Steve, but I'd point out (mostly to FileMaker Inc's lawyers!) 
that at no point did I ask for an illegitimate copy of the software.

The whole experience did bring home one of the clear benefits of FOSS which 
is the ease of acquiring (apt-getting) it.  Especially when you're after an 
old version and, as I found, older versions of proprietary software can't 
always be found, even on eBay.  Having to keep stacks of installation CDs 
with serial numbers and proofs of authenticity is a right pain and when you 
lose the CD you tend to lose your license key too.

Diego - if you have spare copies, stick them on eBay, a friend of mine did 
surprisingly well selling all her old Mac software and I'd have paid you for 
a copy of FileMaker a week ago!

Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Dobson" <steve at dobson.org>
To: <fyremoon at fyremoon.net>; "LUG email list for the Sussex Counties" 
<sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 7:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Sussex] FileMaker Pro 5 - A desperate plea!


On Thu, 2006-07-20 at 22:39 +0100, John Crowhurst wrote:
> On Thu, July 20, 2006 21:49, Al Bennett wrote:
> > So, after searching high and low for this CD, it appears about an hour
> > after
> > sending this to the list.  Cheeky sod!
> >
> > There's nothing like making a tit of yourself on a mailing list, oh yes,
> > that's the stuff!
> >
> > Al
>
> Especially writing about a Windows application on a Linux user group list! 
> ;)

And especially when said list is public archeived.  It did get me
thinking if this could be used by FileMaker to sue Al and/or his company
for software priacy.  It seams likely that if you have lost the CD you
have also lost any proof that you have a license to use their software.

Steve