Date   : Tue, 21 Feb 1984 09:00:44-PST (Tue)
From   : ihnp4!ihuxx!ignatz@ucb-vax
Subject: Re: Turbo Pascal

       Read Jerry's comments about Turbo in Feb. Byte.  By the way, I disagree
       with his gripes concerning Borland's policy of charging extra $100 for
       unlimited object code distribution.  Why didn't Jerry complain about
       Sorcim not letting people distribute freely the PRUN.COM file (i.e. the
       p-code interpreter that comes with Pascal/M)?  In a sense, this would
       equivalent, as linked object code is made in large part of library
       procedures.  Now, quite possibly the the general trend is toward automatic
       licensing of compiler's output.  I only think that Jerry's flames were
       exagerated.
       --Ed Howorka.

Excuse me, but I *thoroughly* agree with Jerry's complaints about the
$100 fee.  A compiler or interpreter is a tool.  If I can't use it as
one without forking over extra money to the providers of the tool,
it's totuse such a tool for production work.  (Never mind that I wouldn't
produce a marketable product in PASCAL in the first place...) And often
such a charge is added on a per-unit distribution basis!  I refuse
to encourage practices in any way whatsoever, and I encourage others
to do likewise.

                               Dave Ihnat
                               ihuxx!ignatz