Can we use Microsoft and other IP rights on LINUX?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 07, 2006 03:55 AM
Roblimo,
I love your video coverage of OpenOffice and Ubuntu, etc.
Here is an install question found on a <a href="http://www.groklaw.net/comment.php?mode=display&sid=20060706064747376&title=Is+1+paid+for+MS+or+other+software+IP+from+legal+CDs+usable,+per+1+PC+use,+on+a+1+LINUX+install?&type=article&order=&hideanonymous=0&pid=457861#c458072" title="groklaw.net">Groklaw
reader's OT comment</a groklaw.net>!
The question is: if the owership rights of 1 licensed copy of a
Windows OS (or any legal windows application, or a Apple MAC
application) can be used on the same (just 1 still) PC that is a
LINUX based PC as well (using the IP for Linux, that was bought for
Windows, or maybe for a MAC).
Is 1 owned Microsoft or Apple License, and IP rights, legally
usable on 1 Linux system as long as install is not on any combination
of 2 PCs (a violation of the 1 PC use agreement)? But, only to
enable legal operation of an equal LINUX software OS or application
feature or IP?
You should get your legal staff on this and see if this is
possible? If possible you could break the news on Linux.com or
Newsforge first!
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Can we use Microsoft and other IP rights on LINUX?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 07, 2006 03:55 AMRoblimo,
I love your video coverage of OpenOffice and Ubuntu, etc.
Here is an install question found on a <a href="http://www.groklaw.net/comment.php?mode=display&sid=20060706064747376&title=Is+1+paid+for+MS+or+other+software+IP+from+legal+CDs+usable,+per+1+PC+use,+on+a+1+LINUX+install?&type=article&order=&hideanonymous=0&pid=457861#c458072" title="groklaw.net">Groklaw
reader's OT comment</a groklaw.net>!
The question is: if the owership rights of 1 licensed copy of a
Windows OS (or any legal windows application, or a Apple MAC
application) can be used on the same (just 1 still) PC that is a
LINUX based PC as well (using the IP for Linux, that was bought for
Windows, or maybe for a MAC).
Is 1 owned Microsoft or Apple License, and IP rights, legally
usable on 1 Linux system as long as install is not on any combination
of 2 PCs (a violation of the 1 PC use agreement)? But, only to
enable legal operation of an equal LINUX software OS or application
feature or IP?
You should get your legal staff on this and see if this is
possible? If possible you could break the news on Linux.com or
Newsforge first!
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