[OT] Re: MS FUD

[Thomas Ribbrock <argathin gmx net>]

On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 12:42:05AM -0400, Michael Fratoni wrote:
[...]
> It is true that if the machine is donated, the person donating it can not 
> retain the installation media, and then put what would be an illegal copy 
> on their new machine.
[...]

Now you got me confused (but admittedly, my experience with any MS Windows
install medias/licences more recent than Win 3.1 is severely limited):

- If I have a machine with a legal copy of Win XX on it, wipe Win XX off the
  machine, sell/donate the machine and then proceed to install said legal
  copy of Win XX on my own, new machine - that's illegal? If so, then MS is
  even worse than I thought it is...

- If - given the same scenario - I do not wipe Win XX before
  selling/donating the machine, wouldn't the copy on the machine be illegal
  rather than the installation I made from the legal medias I kept?

%-}

Anyway, one more reason to stick with Linux, *BSD or maybe Solaris...

Cheerio,

Thomas
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