[Gllug] this should bring us a few linux converts

[Peter Childs]

Andy McGarty wrote:

>> Steve Nelson wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 15:07:32 -0000, charles 
>>> <c.adeniran at btinternet.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Any chance of a summary?
>>>
>>>   Microsoft in 'oem licences are bound the the machine' shocker.
>>>
> Is there a definition anywhere as to what a new machine is?  Can you 
> add  more memory, DVD writer but not replace the motherboard???  I 
> seem to  remember that it checks if you have changed "key" components 
> and if  "three" change you need to reactivate?  Does that make the oem 
> license no  longer valid?


    OEM licences are some what worse from uninforcable. Always have been.

1. If you accedentaly clear your disk, you NEED A NEW licence.
2. No backup faciltity, your not licenced it. If you even open the CD 
you break the licenece.
3. Open your case you break the licence.

    Unless you can inforce the underlying sprit of the licence its 
pointless. You may has well hand it out for free. This changes nothing 
everyone will still ignore it.
    My regular problem is trying to say to people when you need some 
specialist software, Sorry we can't run that we can't efford the Windows 
Licence on every single computer.

Peter Childs
   

>
> Is this a sign they are no longer making money hand over fist and need 
> to  fill in the leaky holes in their revenue stream?
>
> Andy


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