RE: [Sheflug] Linux in Schools

["Neil R Porter" <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The big question in all this is what constitutes a PC...
> If you have a machine which you bought with an OEM license 
> for windoze and, over a period of years, systematically 
> upgrade it by replacing motherboard, video board etc. etc. 
> and, at some point also replace the hard drive - copying the 
> old files across with Drivecopy or some such - you no longer 
> have the original machine and yet the OEM copy of windoze is 
> still intact and working.......

Reminds me of the "Philosopher's Axe" problem - a chap has an axe; the
head wears so he changes it, and then later the handle wears so he
changes that... is it the same axe?  A toughy, and an aside I must
admit, but let me off as it's wine assisted :)

> How would this differ from 
> simply installing the windoze software for a second time on 
> another machine??
>
> Best wishes,
> Ian
> --
> 
> Ian W. Wright
> Sheffield, UK
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Craig Andrews" <craig [at] fishbot.org.uk>
> To: <shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk>
> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 11:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Sheflug] Linux in Schools
> 
> 
> > On Friday 26 April 2002 10:09, you exclaimed:
> > > I tend not to follow all the legal wranglings that M$ get 
> involved 
> > > with
> so
> > > forgive me if the answer to this question is well known, but has 
> > > this aspect of their licence ever been challenged by the US 
> > > government in
> their
> > > anti-trust cases? It would seem to be a perfect candidate.
> >
> > I don't believe so. However, it is not as clear as it may seem. The 
> > OEM license costs significantly less than the retail 
> license, and the 
> > extra condition related to that particular price drop is the tied 
> > license with
> the
> > hardware. I am not 100% sure what happens if the equipment breaks 
> > outside
> of
> > warranty, tho'. I suppose you are supposed to keep it in 
> case the men 
> > in black come and investigate ;-)
> >
> > I would think if it mentioned at all, it will be in amongst the 
> > various complaints about the unreadability of the MS 
> license, to the 
> > extent that
> you
> > cannot be entirely sure what you are agreeing to. This has been
> investigated,
> > AFAIK, and has not resulted in MS' favour.
> >
> > Craig 
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