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On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 07:11:48PM +0000, Paul Sutton wrote: > > >> One thing Becta was concerned about (see earlier post) was the licensing > >> model(s) offered with M$ stuff. You actually have to pay M$ licenses for > >> other (non M$) machines on the network. So giving them a box configured with > >> Linux get M$ money!!! > >> Great 'work' if you can get it! > >> Tom te tom te tom > >> > > > > > > Given mac hardware can now run Windows, if a school bought macs and > OSX, how do they stand with MS licencing, surely Microsoft won't expect > em to buy windows licences, for macs. (well office I can understand) It > would not surprise me, As I understand it, the situation is that *any* machine that can run Windows needs to have a Windows licence, even if it doesn't run Windows. I assume this is because they believe every machine that can run Windows will end up running Windows, because who would want to run anything else? [1] Therefore, all the machines need a licence so that when the "inevitable" happens they're properly licenced so people don't accidentally commit piracy (the eighth deadly sin). [1] Replace "Windows" with "Debian", and you get my actual feelings on the matter. :) -- Benjamin A'Lee :: benjamin.alee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subvert Technologies :: http://subvert.org.uk/
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