[G4]Tiger - single or family license

[John Baltutis]

On 10/22/06, Al Poulin <alpoulin at cox.net> wrote:

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> Carol/Keith:
>
> I must honestly throw ice water into this discussion.
>
> Legally, the "single seat" argument does not wash with Apple.  The
> Apple license terms clearly spells out the rules.  Carol needs either
> the "family license" or two separate licenses for two computers.  If
> you buy new boxes, the family license is cheaper than two separate
> licenses.  If you buy used, possibly you could find two separate
> license for less than one family license.
>
> 2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions.
> A. This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple
> Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time. This License
> does not allow the Apple Software to exist on more than one computer at
> a time, and you may not make the Apple Software available over a
> network where it could be used by multiple computers at the same time.

I totally concur. One OS on one machine. Retire the machine for use (pull the
plug) or erase the OS, then you can install on another machine.