Re: Borland snubbing out the hobbyist programmers with Delphi 2005

From: Nick Hodges [TeamB] (nickhodges_at_gmail.com)
Date: 10/16/04 

Date: 16 Oct 2004 05:29:20 -0700

Erwien Saputra wrote:

> I do not understand what do you mean by that. I always prefer full
> license over academic license. I bought Delphi academic version once,
> and my regret was, there is no upgrade path to get a commercial
> license.

We've been discussing the possibility of removing any restriction on
the academic license for commercial development.

> I wished Borland has policy for academic licensee, to upgrade their
> license.

That is certainly a good idea. 

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