Re: ART2Kmin

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From: George Nicholson (JunkGeorgeN_at_msn.com)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:40:33 -0600

If you don't have a MOD license, distributing copies of the Runtime files is
no different than making copies of the Retail files: Illegal. The fact that
the files may be downloadable is immaterial.

Using the runtime files, unless provided by a MOD licensee, is also piracy
since they were illegally obtained.

Whether you chose to put your clients or company in that position is
entirely up to you, Daniel Kurtz. :-) 

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George Nicholson
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"Daniel" <DKurtz@NOSPAM_Ameritech.net> wrote in message 
news:%23d8PhGRGFHA.1476@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Info on MSDN is somewhat confusing... it implies that ART2Kmin.exe is only 
> for use by licenced MOD 2000 users for creating installation packages, but 
> it sure looks like anyone can download and install it and get a fully 
> functional copy of the runtime. Are there any licensing or practical 
> issues with just having our (few) users download and install ART2kMin, and 
> then install our MDB/MDE? It seems that that is what many small Access 
> developers do, based on the number of pages I've found on the web saying 
> "install ART2kMin and then install our package." Aside from the fact that 
> MOD2k appears to be difficult to find nowadays, the cost at the one place 
> I could find that DOES sell it ($800) precludes using it for this very 
> small distribution.

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