Re: Linux For Windows

[Richard <nospam [at] sheflug.co.uk>]

Matthew John Palmer wrote:

> Is this something peculiar to Microsoft's EULA or does it apply to all
> {commercial,licenced,whatever} software?

Looks like MS EULA or something related ?  It's not me that wishes to
be pedantic.  It's just that I've had a lot to do with legal affairs
of one osrt or another within the UK.  I am frequently told that "the
law is an ass" and other things like "If I were you I wouldn't bother
to talk to a legal personage about any of this".


> If that's the case here, then I woder if there's a parallele in Oz?  Can you
> give me a reference to the UK law which states this, so I can check if
> there's an equivalent back home?  It's a pretty good advocacy thing,
> actually - "Don't use Microsoft because you can't take your laptop running
> it onto a customer's premises".

It's not that simple.  You are trying to make a complete series of
complex regulations look like the sort of thing that an un-educated
bushie could get to grips with in two seconds. 
 
> 'they' being {Microsoft,UK govt, 

Yes
 
> Covert op.  Get 'Mission Impossible' theme runing in the background, dress
> all in black with Balaclavas and the lot... <g>

No it's OK we can use Linux in broad daylight :-)  Honest :-)

-- 
Richard
Sheffield UK

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