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They changed the site! ( was Re: [OS:N:] Donated PCs)
> From: "Scott Porter" <scott@javascript-games.org>
>
> You're misinterpreting the legalise (which is just how MS like it :-). It
> states that the OS supplied with the machine when purchased should be kept
> WITH the machine. This is because the versions of Windows supplied with new
> PCs are licensed to be used with that machine only, and not transferred to
> another. Thus, the seller cannot install that version of Windows on any
> subsequent machines he/she goes on to purchase.
No I wasn't!!!
They CHANGED THE WEBSITE just now!!!
The website USED to read:
"...Keeping the operating system with the PC is not
just a great benefit -- it is a legal requirement."
NOW it reads:
"...For instance, if the hardware donation is an original equipment
manufacture machine, the pre-installed operating system license is only
valid when used on the original machine for which it was first installed,
so it's beneficial to leave it intact."
The website DID say that "keeping the operating sytem ... is a legal
requirement" !!!
Daniel.
> So if a machine is donated, the person donating the machine can either also
> donate the Windows OS, or throw it away as it cannot be used with another
> machine. There's nothing stopping the person accepting the donation wiping
> the OS, reinstalling the original OS or doing anything else they want with
> it!
>
> Of course, this is a very grey area - what constitutes a PC? What if the
> motherboard, CPU, RAM, HD or anything else is swapped during its life? Is it
> still the same machine? One could argue that even changing the mouse would
> violate the license and the Windows OS should no longer be used. Might make
> for an interesting court case if someone shopped themselves after making
> such a change and publicised the results...
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Carrera" <dcarrera@math.toronto.edu>
> To: "Open Source Now" <open-source-now-list@redhat.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 9:59 AM
> Subject: [OS:N:] Donated PCs
>
>
> >
> > Microsoft claims that it is illegal to install a new OS on a donated
> > computer.
> >
> >
> > "If you feel it is in the best interest of your school to accept the
> > donated PCs, make sure that the hardware donation includes the original
> > operating system software. Keeping the operating system with the PC is not
> > just a great benefit -- it is a legal requirement."
> >
> >
> > Reference:
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/education/?id=DonatedComputers
> >
> >
> >
> > This can't be true, can it??!!!!
> >
> > Could someone please tell me if there is any truth to this?
> >
> > out,
> > Daniel.
> >
> >
> >
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