On Wednesday 01 May 2002 10:58 am, Thomas Ribbrock wrote: > On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 12:42:05AM -0400, Michael Fratoni wrote: > [...] > > > It is true that if the machine is donated, the person donating it can not > > retain the installation media, and then put what would be an illegal copy > > on their new machine. > > [...] > > Now you got me confused (but admittedly, my experience with any MS Windows > install medias/licences more recent than Win 3.1 is severely limited): > > - If I have a machine with a legal copy of Win XX on it, wipe Win XX off > the machine, sell/donate the machine and then proceed to install said legal > copy of Win XX on my own, new machine - that's illegal? If so, then MS is > even worse than I thought it is... > > - If - given the same scenario - I do not wipe Win XX before > selling/donating the machine, wouldn't the copy on the machine be illegal > rather than the installation I made from the legal medias I kept?
The problem does not arise with the *retail* copy of Windows, but does with the OEM version. Original Equipment Manufacturer versions are sold at a discount (we'll give you 20% off each license but you *MUST* sell a copy with every PC even if the customer does not want it) This license permits one instance to be installed on that PC. This instance is *tied* to that PC, and cannot be installed on another PC even if it's removed from the one it was bundled on. However, the web page in question implies that you are not allowed to even remove it from the PC and the PC *must* continue running that Windows copy. This is of course not true, it just means that if you replace Windows with Linux, than that license is effectively dead - something MS want to avoid for obvious reasons - you won't buy MS Office 2000 if you're running Linux. > > %-} > > Anyway, one more reason to stick with Linux, *BSD or maybe Solaris... > > Cheerio, > > Thomas -- Gary Stainburn This email does not contain private or confidential material as it may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000 _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
