[Gllug] Voluntary work

[Bernard Peek]

In message <1068838833.540.9.camel at mordor.altair.nexus>, Mike Brodbelt 
<mike at coruscant.demon.co.uk> writes
>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.

None of the normal Microsoft licenses actually expire. Licenses bought 
with Software Assurance don't expire if you stop paying.



-- 
Bernard Peek
London, UK. DBA, Manager, Trainer & Author. Will work for money.


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