[X4U] Boot Camp [A]

[Simon Forster]

On 9 Aug 2006, at 21:45, Robert Ameeti wrote:

> At 5:45 PM +0100, 8/9/06, Simon Forster wrote:
>
>> Oh dear, I didn't really want to get involved in this but did you  
>> follow the link supplied by Stroller <http://arstechnica.com/ 
>> news.ars/post/20041011-4276.html>? This seems to support  
>> Stroller's assertion with respect to OEM licenses.
>
> O please. Because someone has access to a html editor does not make  
> them an authority on anything.

The same could be said of email clients.

> That writer chooses to take the similar position of since many  
> people are doing it, and since he wants to interpret it with a  
> gaping loophole, then he can do what he wants to do. Read my link  
> supplied as to Microsoft's rewording of their OEM license to make  
> it even more clear what their intent is. And it is not to have  
> people thinking that OEMs are people that purchase USB cables.

1) Your supplied link is to a blog by a Mike Finn which references a  
license which I can't gain access to as it requires one to be a  
Microsoft partner or some such.

2) The link I supplied to the actual OEM license<http:// 
download.microsoft.com/documents/uk/partner/licensing_and_compliance/ 
licence_options/oem/downloads/oem-licence.pdf> clearly has the clause  
referencing “nonperipheral computer hardware component” in place.

>>  There's a link through to Directron.com which points to a product  
>> that's out of stock. However, the blurb for this product clearly  
>> states under what circumstances the product can be purchased.
>
> Because Directron is doing something wrong does not set a new  
> understanding of what the license allows them to do. Read the OEM  
> license and you will see that what they are doing violates the  
> license.

As are the 2 UK outlets I supplied links to, as are any number of  
other suppliers of hardware and software. They're all wrong, you're  
right?

>> Here in the UK I don't seem to have any problem getting an OEM  
>> version.
>
> And I have no problem getting cocaine from my local supplier and  
> many others on my street. Doesn't make it legal.

And goodnight. When you start comparing buying software to getting  
hold of cocaine, end of discussion.

Simon Forster
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