AVR-Chat

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mpdickens [mailto:md30022@yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Friday, 23 April 2004 12:37 PM
> To: AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [AVR-Chat] Re: STK500, STK501 & AVR Studio not a 
> complete environment
> 
> 
> I Participate on this list as a software/hardware
> developer and find the suggestion of stealing software
> (Or anything, for that matter...) to be disgusting. 
> 
> What is the position of the list owner of this group
> regarding the exchange of this type of information? 
> 
> 
> Marvin Dickens
> Isi, Inc.
> Alpharetta, Georiga USA

As list owner, I was going to ban the person, but as this is an
internationally list and the person has a freedom of speech. I think if
the manufacturer IAR systems chooses to prosecute then fine.

I will say publicly as an engineer, I find the use of illegal software
to be disgusting, even when it is a large company. BUT sometimes you
have to use a "borrowed" version of software to properly test it out, I
had a design that I wanted to test in Eagle, to see how well it compared
to Protel 99SE, but the manufacturer did not want to give me a license
to try the professional version (the PCB was 200mm wide by 400mm long 4
layer). So they have lost the sale, if I could have found a professional
version to borrow to try the design, then fine I may have liked it and
chosen to change. So I can see the point of view from both sides of the
fence. 

Who knows, One day I may buy Eagle, but right now Protel 99SE works for
the designs I do, and I have invested a lot of time creating custom
footprints and components (hmm not many more AVR's to put in now ;o) But
with the free Version of Eagle being limited to double sided and 3" x 4"
it is not a true test.

Regards,

Kat.

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