On Aug 20, 2015 6:43 PM, "Fred Cisin" <ci...@xenosoft.com> wrote: > > On Thu, 20 Aug 2015, Chuck Guzis wrote: >> >> But yeah, I'd hate to run up against BillG in a spat over appropriating his Altair BASIC. He could squash me like a bug with his legal resources. I recall that other outfits stealing his code was one of his big public gripes back in the pre-PC days. >> Better to ask first, no? I keep playing that old song, but "used with perimission" is a small price to pay, isn't it? > > > Chuck is absolutely right (as usual) > > Our, or anybody else's, interpretations of the laws are of far less significance than how BillG feels about it. > So, buy Bill Degnan's license, and write a nice note to Bill Gates. > When you do, ask him if there any updates to it planned. > > >
Gates does not care about personal use of MITS software, be realistic. B
