I'm not a lawyer, but I think the charity would still be
responsible to pay unless the M$ install CDs were included
with the donated computers (unlikely, but who knows?).
I don't know why the donors wouldn't give 'em the CDs too,
though; any replacement they bought would probably already
come with its own copy of Winsux.
Miark
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Clyne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 4:45 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] microsoft hassling Aussie Charity.
> At 02:32 AM 7/16/01 +1000, you wrote:
>
> >This is about a *charity* that is giving computers to
*poor* people. Chances
> >are that these people have hardly ever touched a
computer, leave alone owning
> >one (no insensitivity intended). Do you think they can
afford a copy of
>
> Gotta add to this as this is a subject dear to my heart.
>
> I recall reading/hearing somewhere that these _donated_
computers come from
> the donors (typically large companies) with Windblows
already
> installed. Now I'm not sure of the fine print but haven't
the donor
> companies _already_ paid for the licence ?
>
> Thus MS is effectively asking for payment twice for the
same piece of
> software. Most business I know realise that once you have
paid for an item
> _once_ you own it (case in point : when you buy pavers for
your house and
> then you sell your house, Boral doesn't expect the new
owner to pay for the
> pavers a second time).
>
> Couldn't the donor companies just sign a bit of paper
saying "donated - one
> old computer complete with windows .... installed" ?
>
> Or is M$ a special case ??
>
> Once again M$ have led the field in the ever increasing
race to screw
> everyone. Starting with the people who can _least_ afford
it.
>
> It's a bloody charity.... M$ need to give a little and
just say
> "naughty. We won't take it any further, if you just stop
doing
> it". Alternatively they could get a heart and allow the
charity to install
> win95 on machines that _dont_ come pre-loaded (remember
these are old
> machines so they probably won't run 2000/XP) subject to a
'cap' of {say}
> 200 a year.
>
> Alternatively, the charity could be innundated with offers
of support from
> the linux community asking if they have considered linux /
open
> office. And pointing out that the support offered by
mailing lists is very
> good...
>
> Possibly even the local linux users could come and offer
to "hand hold"
> through the first couple of installs.
>
> Now where was this charity located again ??
>
>
>
