Re: Community and freedom : was Re: [LUG] Farseer enterprises

[Richard Brown <rich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

I saw a report that MS wants to target Britain in terms of illegal 
software use.

Quick question. I know many computer shops that regularly load up w98 
on machines and hand-out newly burnt cds of said distribution quite 
freely. They all contain the same serial number or one of about five. 
Is this legal? Have they bought a right to do this? Using Linux and the 
'free' and 'freedom' argument counteracts this quite well.

Rich
www.littlebigfoot.org.uk
"How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger bringing 
good news." Isaiah 52 v 7 (The Message)

On 10 Dec 2004, at 19:58, Neil Williams wrote:

> But the user is still paying for that licence in the total cost of the
> machine. That's what MS want - they don't care what happens after the 
> vendor
> has bought yet another licence on your behalf.
>
> Vendors need to be free to sell systems without ever buying a Windows 
> or other
> MS licence for that machine. MS will do everything in their power to 
> prevent
> exactly that. It's not law, it's stronger than that, it's profit.
> :-)


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