[Gllug] Voluntary work

[Mike Brodbelt]

On Fri, 2003-11-14 at 04:04, Christopher Hunter wrote:
> On Thursday 13 Nov 2003 9:59 pm, Mike Brodbelt wrote:
> 
> > Why? I (as many on this list probably know) am keen on free software,
> > but at work we run Office 97. It was paid for years before OpenOffice
> > was viable, and the staff are all familiar with it. There is *no*
> > incentive for us to change at this point.
> 
> The new Microsoft "licencing model" will only allow (l)users to (in effect) 
> "rent" software.  Your example of Office 97 won't be valid in future.  MS 
> also will not provide support for their older products - they want to 
> persuade their userbase to continually "upgrade".

As far as I'm aware, you can still buy outright licenses for Office XP
which don't run out. Yes, MS are strongly pushing people to take up
"software assurance" aka Faust's bargain, but outright licenses are
still being sold, albeit at a higher up front cost.

Mike.


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