>  JD> And that may be a problem.   
    >   
    > why? once one knows the name of the missing routines, they can    
    > either be replaced or recreated... it may even be that there's    
    > already a replacement library for the commercial one that was   
    > used...   
    >   
    > either way, the missing routines /can/ be replaced if they are    
    > truly necessary...   
    >   
      
    JD> I'm not a programmer, however, if there is not such a replacement,   
    JD> or permission can no longer be obtained to use the old ones, I   
    JD> would think thst should you attempt to write such a library, you   
    JD> better be careful that you do not use similar code.  Enough of that   
    JD> copyright crap going on already   
      
   similar code is OK... exact results are definitely OK... exact code may not be   
   OK unless it is common and there's no other way...   
      
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