Re: [OS:N:] Open source software similar to PartitionMagic needed

[Jonathan Moore <moorejon usd465 com>]

Anyone else have an opinion on this? I am not convinced. The manufacturer 
purchases an OEM license of Windows X from MS which is then passed on to the 
consumer when they purchase the computer. The CD that comes with the computer 
is not what you are buying it is the little certificate that came in the 
packaging, or more commonly now is attached to the computer. As long as you use 
the same version number of Windows, I believe this is legal. 
-- 
Jonathan Moore
Directory of Technology
Winfield Public Schools
Office 620.221.5100
Fax 620.221.0508


Quoting Jeremy Hogan <jhogan redhat com>:

> Actually, this is not legal. The only OS you are allowed to use on that
> machine is the restore CD, unless you *buy* another copy. Even just to
> use disk utilities, that person would have to un-install their copy.
> 
> You have per copy use rights, not OS use rights. 
> 
> --jeremy
> 
> On Mon, 2002-09-16 at 09:02, Jonathan Moore wrote:
> > You are legal to borrow a full install CD from someone else. What you get
> from 
> > MS is a license for use. Just borrow a CD from someone that has the full 
> > version and set things up how you want. 
> > -- 
> > Jonathan Moore
> > Directory of Technology
> > Winfield Public Schools
> > Office 620.221.5100
> > Fax 620.221.0508
> > 
> > 
> > Quoting Sivakumaran Raman <allo976 yahoo com>:
> > 
> > > I am presently using Red Hat 7.3 as a dual-booting
> > > system with Windows XP on an emachines T1400 computer.
> > > The computer came only with restore CDs (not
> > > installation CDs) for Windows XP and to create a new
> > > partition I had to buy PartitionMagic 7.0. This is
> > > because tools like fips do not work with the NTFS
> > > partitions that Windows XP gives by default. Since I
> > > had only the restore CDs (and not the installation
> > > CDs), I could not reinstall Windows XP using a FAT32
> > > file system. 
> > > 
> > > I feel that an open source software package like
> > > PartitionMagic is needed that is able to work with
> > > NTFS partitions in order to simplify the dual-booting
> > > process for users (at no extra cost). Maybe Red Hat
> > > can develop something like that. 
> > > 
> > > I am sorry if this is not the exact forum for posting
> > > this message---but I am a member of other mailing
> > > lists too and I still had no idea where to make this
> > > request. 
> > > 
> > > Siv Raman
> > > 
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