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- From: tanida@norns.css.gov (Tom Tanida)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
- Subject: Re: Petzold, 3rd edition?
- Message-ID: <1015@esosun.UUCP>
- Date: 14 Sep 92 19:48:53 GMT
- References: <1011@esosun.UUCP> <l+xnp=l@lynx.unm.edu> <2AB39660.11240@ics.uci.edu> <1992Sep14.133226.2494@den.mmc.com>
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- In-reply-to: schwartz@possum.den.mmc.com (Michael I Schwartz)
-
- In article <1992Sep14.133226.2494@den.mmc.com>, schwartz@possum (Michael I Schwartz) writes:
- >ddoherty@ics.uci.edu (Donald Doherty) writes:
- >
- >>Yeah, the flyer I received from MS says $50 ($49.95) but it comes with
- >>code on a disk in both C and C++ (compatible with both MS and Borland
- >>compilers). It's $20 more than the 2nd edition. I guess they've
- >>got us...
- >
- >The question is, especially now, can a body USE portions of the code in a
- >program without violating copyright?
- >
- >Can anyone who has bought the book summarize the restrictions on the use
- >of the source code?
- >
-
- I'd hope that anybody could use the code. The original Petzolds (1st
- and 2nd editions) are "how-to" like in manner, so often times (back in
- the old days when I just used C and the SDK), I'd be nearly verbatim copying
- from the book (lots of typing).
-
- Can anybody who bought the book tell me that they bought it? Today
- is Sep 14, a day which was previously stated to be the day it was
- supposed to be out- I haven't found it (maybe I need a little more
- patience :-) )...
-
- -Tom
- tanida@esosun.css.gov
-