Re: Linux For Windows

[wulfie <nospam [at] wulfric7.co.uk>]

There is nothing in the Microsoft EULA specifying location or premises -
open the EULA & search it for either term.

To look at it in broader terms, what's the implication of wandering in
wearing a Walkman playing a legit tape ?

You'd be in more serious trouble playing cds for the entertainment of the
visitors which is in breach of the copyright act and would result in
royalties due to the artist & publisher. This is also very unlikely but
didn't seem to cause any bother on the first demo week.

On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Richard wrote:

> 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 :-)
> 
> 

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