Subject: Legal status of Pc-Pine?

From: Moshe Segal <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 01:31:29 -0400

I recently downloaded the MSDOS version of Pine (pcpine_f.zip.  I don't 
have my own network, and access E-mail through my Unix account.  The only 
reason I wanted it was for the DOS version of the Pico editor, to use as 
my message editor in conjunction with the Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader.  
Those word-processing programs I would have chosen are too big to fit in 
memory, and the two alternatives, TED3 (The editor that comes with BW) 
and MSDOS's editor do not support the word-wrap, which leves me to worry 
about new lines while losing my train of thought while I write.

Now that I have it, this is my question:  I saw no documentation, and no 
license or registration form.  What status does PC-Pine have?  And also, 
since I deleted all files except Pico.exe, what would be the legal 
difference.  Even freeware usually has some stipulation, but I am unclear 
of what I am now expected to do.  Please let me know.  Thank you very much.

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From: David L Miller <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 26 May 1995 16:34:18 -0700 (PDT)

> of what I am now expected to do.  Please let me know.  Thank you very much.

Pine and Pico are indeed freeware.  There is no registration form to fill
out.  About the only restrictions are that you respect the Pine and Pico
trademarks and copyrights or the University of Washington and don't use it
commercially (i.e. don't sell it) without prior consent.

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