editing Netscape

[Walter Giesbrecht]

>From:             Thomas Dowling <tdowling at ohiolink.ohiolink.edu>
>
>Since this and related questions come up so frequently,
>is it safe to assume this is even allowed?  The NS 2.0
>license we all clicked "OK" on sez: "You may not...modify, 
>translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble (except 
>to the extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such 
>restriction), or create derivative works based on the Software."
>
>Are the kinds of kiosky changes people make specifically 
>permitted by some applicable law?  Or are we just betting
>that Netscape won't pick on us poor libraries?

Since I was the one who asked the question, let me respond. The 
"definitive" answer can be found at 

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu:8000/NS/nsperm.html

I asked for permission (for version 1.22, anyway; I plan to ask for 2.0 
once I know I can do what I want), but never received a reply. Is no news 
good news? Who knows? But at least I'm being up front about it.

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Walter W. Giesbrecht               walterg at yorku.ca    
York University Libraries