Re: [Sheflug] Linux in Schools

[Damian Bamforth <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi all,


Craig Andrews wrote:

> The basic gist is that you don't have to _buy_ a PC with Windoze. They
> couldn't enforce that. They make it sounds like they can, but they can't.
> However, if you buy a PC which also happens to have an OEM Windows license,
> you are not allowed to transfer that license to another individual without
> also transferring the hardware. Neither are you allowed to transfer the
> hardware without the license.
>
> So, although you  don't have to buy a machine with Windows, if you do you
> aren't allowed to seperate the two.

hmm... a couple of points. if you sell the machine, and the buyer installs
linux, and then sells the machine, does the windows software and licensing still
have to be transferred with the machine?

point number two. What is the 'Machine' or the 'Hardware'? The complete system
including all peripherals? The motherboard? The chip? What if the owner decides
to sell the motherboard? Must the license be transferred with this hardware?
Suppose the owner sells the machine piece by piece, until the case is all that
is left? Or maybe until the monitor is all that is left? Which piece of hardware
must the license be transferred with? Or is there something in the T&C's saying
no part of the machine may be sold separately?

regards,
damian.

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