<SNIP> >> >> However, the real nasty piece is this: >> >> (Under Intallation and Use): >> You may not use the Product to permit any Device to use,access >> or display or run other executable software residing on the >> Workstation computer, nor may you permit any Device to display >> the products user interface, unless the device has a separate >> license for the product. >> >> >> If I read that correctly, I would need a second license of >> Win2k to display the first Win2k display on my linux box >> (using VNC for instance). However even if I did that, I am >> not allowed to use VNC then to actually run anything on the >> first box! >> >> I guess this limits the number of win2k boxes I can run to >> the amount of deskspace I have spare for monitors/keyboards! >> (stupid fscking restriction!). >>
I don't think that this kind of clause is unusual in software licences where the vendor is trying to charge on a per-user basis. That's not to say that it is a good clause, just not unusual. -- ------------------------------------------------------ Alan L Tyree [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.law.usyd.edu.au/~alant Tel: +61 2 4782 2670 Mobile: +61 419 638 170 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
