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To my knowledge, the software included does NOT violate any licence
agreements or copyright laws. You can check that for yourself since I've
included the original licences. There's no need for FTP site administrators
or BBS sysops to delete this archive.
What is this anyway?
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With the contents of this archive file, you can use the Internet Access Kit
included with regular Warp (Red box and Blue box) on your Local Area Network,
e.g. Ethernet. Normally, you can use the IAK only on a serial dial up line
with the Slip or PPP protocol.
But there's a catch.
You need one other file which isn't included in this archive: IFNDIS.SYS.
This file is included in a CSD ("bugfix") of IBM TCP/IP 2.0 The CSD can be
found on almost every OS/2 FTP site or OS/2 BBS around the globe. But you're
only allowed to use it if you are a licenced owner of that software. At
least, that is what my common sense tells me. The licence on IBM's FTP site
(there was no licence included with the CSD itself) is not very clear.
Again, this archive file itself is not illegal.
If you are a licenced owner of IBM TCP/IP 2.0, Warp Connect, Lantastic etc.,
this archive file is probably not very useful to you. After all, you're
already able to connect to your LAN.
If you are not a licenced owner and you do NOT want to violate any copyright
laws, then don't use this archive file. You are not violating any laws by
having this archive file, but it is useless without the CSD. I do respect
your honesty. If you still want to get on the net, buy Warp Connect (or else
download Linux for example, it's free).
If you are not a licenced owner and you
- don't really care that much about copyright laws
- or if you're willing to take the "risk" of IBM raiding your house
- or if you are really pissed off at IBM that they charge you that much
for an upgrade to Warp Connect while you don't need all the bells
and whistles in Connect
then this stuff is for you. It's strictly your own decision if you want to
use/download the CSD or not. I do not encourage or discourage you to do so.
Disclaimer
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JACCO DE LEEUW DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. JACCO DE LEEUW SHALL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL,
INCIDENTAL, LOST PROFITS OR INFORMATION, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR OTHER
PECUNIARY LOSS, EVEN IF JACCO DE LEEUW HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
In other words: you did it all yourself.
Jacco de Leeuw (leeuw@fwi.uva.nl)