Re: Q: Legal status of SW that Informix does not longer sell or support

afalout@zg.tel.hr (Andrej Falout) wrote: :Can somebody please say something about Legal status of SW that :Informix does not longer sell or support? : :If I need more copies or license, I can't buy them. If I need support, :I can't have it. : :In some cases, especially with programming tools, one can have :significant investment in it, apart from just paying for the license. :Training, source code, etc. I fact, one can be quite happy with the :product he already have, and do not want to upgrade, migrate, or spend :more money. : :Does Informix have the right to force me not to make copies of :software they wont sell? Of course not. They would take your livelihood away, or some significant part of it, and no court would uphold that (in any sensible leagal system). This does of course presuppose that there is no sensible upgrade path, which seems to be the case in your particular situation. However you would have to make some agreament with them, and it would have to be reasonable on both sides. If I where Informix I would in your spesific case allow you to copy that old software for free, but a small fee would also be appropriate. Nils.Myklebust@idg.no NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org