RE: RPG Decompilers (moved from CPF000)

   That vendor's predatory practices eventually caused them to close up shop.
   Too bad. It is a good package
   -- 

   Paul Nelson
   Arbor Solutions, Inc.
   708-670-6978  Cell
   pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx
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     From: "albartell" <albartell@xxxxxxxxx>
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     Date: 12/08/2006 03:43PM
     Subject: RE: RPG Decompilers (moved from CPF000)

     Wow.  There's a lawsuit somewhere in there, that's all I can say:-)

     Aaron Bartell

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     Subject: RE: RPG Decompilers (moved from CPF000)

       I used SourceRetrieval for a client once. The client's software vendor
       wanted to GOUGE them to move to a different machine to get more DASD
     and
       horsepower, even though the actual number of users had decreased. The
       client didn't want to abandon the platform, and was willing to
     continue
       paying maintenance. The vendor felt he could play hardball, however,
     to
       the tune of almost $100,000.
        
       When I was asked for alternatives, I mentioned SourceRetrieval as a
     place
       that could provide the method to recreate the license checking program
     on
       the new machine. They told me to make it happen, and ordered the
     newer,
       bigger machine. The decompilation cost less than $1,000.
        
       The vendor was willing to renegotiate with my client when the client
       started faxing a copy of the source listing (one page per day for a
     week)
       to them. When the vendor issued the key for the new serial number, my
       client's attorney delivered the tape containing the source code to the
       vendor.

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