Tevfik Yucek wrote:
>On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 06:48:09PM -0400, Chad Perrin wrote:
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>>Tevfik Yucek wrote:
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>>>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/
>>>
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>>>
>>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.
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>Here is the answer I belive:
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>http://www.codeweavers.com/site/products/licensing/
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>**
>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.
>**
>
But while MS cant stop you Apple has in there end user licence in Mac
OS 7.5.5 and up that Mac OS can only be ran on Apple or Apple authorized
machines.... makein all emulators such as pearpc and sheepshaver
illegal if using them to run mac os.
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