On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 06:48:09PM -0400, Chad Perrin wrote:
> Tevfik Yucek wrote:
>
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I have seen this page and surprised that you can use M$ office and
> >other products without paying to their producers. Am I missing
> >something here?
> >
> >http://www.codeweavers.com/site/products/cxoffice/
> >
>
> You're still legally obligated to pay for the software you use -- you
> just don't have to pay for an operating system you're not using.
>
Here is the answer I belive:
http://www.codeweavers.com/site/products/licensing/
**
Q. Can Microsoft prevent CodeWeaver's customers from running
Microsoft applications on Linux?
A. No. Microsoft's end-user licenses do not preclude operating their
applications under other operating systems. Were Microsoft to
attempt to prohibit such usage, by requiring that Microsoft products
be run only on the Windows OS, they would be in violation of the
Sherman Anti-Trust Act. The Sherman Act precludes making the usage
of a non-monopoly product dependent on the purchase of a monopoly
product. Microsoft has been convicted of monopolist practices under
the Sherman Act regarding their operating systems. As a result, they
cannot legally make Microsoft Office dependent on having a Windows
OS license.
**
>From the above quotation this I understand that you don't need
license for the program. But you need to pay for CodeWavers
program. I also understand that I can install MS office in my wine
installation and bingo.. I don't need to pay to anyone? I wish life
was that good.
Thanks for the answers,
Tevfik
> Is that what you were asking about?
>
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