And yet, just because he was able to put his thoughts into words with more clarity than you could muster, he is no more correct than you.
You are both confusing the operating system as a product and its delivery system the CD. The OS is nothing more than ether, it's machine code, not some 15 cent CD vessel. Legal use of the OS should not be tied to the possession of the CD. That does not mean that a single CD can be used to install the OS onto more than one machine at a time, but neither does it mean that possession of the CD is required to legally use the OS. Think about this: What of the product that is purchased by download from the internet? There is no actual CD delivered from the manufacturer, and yet the use of the software is no more illegal than what I am saying. Ron > From: Tim Collier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-List) > Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 20:49:36 -0400 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-List) > Subject: Re: Mac OS Clear & Legal (was: Password problems) > > On 5/3/02 3:06 PM, "The Poulins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for clarifying what I was trying to tell this person in the first > place. You stated it much more clearly than I did. > > Tim > >> that is, in unused, uncopied condition. >> If the owner then sells the Mac, the OS media that contains the installed, >> licensed software must accompany the Mac. >> >> Yes indeed, it is reasonable that a used Mac have an OS installed. But if >> the OS media does not come with the machine, part of the deal is missing! >> That media is "part of the purchase price" unless explicitely agreed to >> otherwise. The new owner assumes the responsibility to legally acquire an >> OS CD and then make the machine match that CD. This excludes using or >> copying an OS CD that belongs to another machine. >> >> So what happens to the media that should have come with the Mac? The former >> owner kept the legal media for use on another Mac and made the sold machine >> illegal. Or the former owner made the Mac illegal in the first place by >> loading an OS from a CD that belonged to another Mac. The former owner >> could have made the sold machine legal by handing over the OS media that -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
