--- the pickle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 14:13 -0500 on 31/07/02, R.A. Cantrell wrote: > > >Thanks for the response. To push the abstraction a > bit further, let's say > >we're talking OS 8.1 and that it is on a computer > bought and dragged in > >from a garage sale? How about on a stack of HD's > pulled from computers > >bought at a garage sale? I practical terms, I > don't think the Blue > > Technically, a seller is *supposed* to transfer the > licence with the computer, > or if they don't wish to transfer the licence, wipe > the computer clean. So in > theory, at least, it's not *your* problem.
I doubt Apple cares a whole lot about any OS that isn't currently selling or shipping on New Macs or Macs that are still under warranty. Microsoft has been going after thrift shops selling PCs with any MS system on it, even if they have all the original disks etc with the computer. Their attitude seems to be that their OS licenses are not transferrable and each successive owner of a PC should pay MS again for all their software. The company to "thank" for the software licensing mess is MicroPro, the company that did the original WordStar word processor for CP/M. They were the first one to put in the license (on an ASCII "splash screen") that you, the user, did not purchase the software. You only paid a license fee to _use_ the software, revokeable at any time by MicroPro. That's when software sales began to diverge from the "book" model where you bought a book and could do anything you wanted with it. Later the music and movie industries decided it was a great idea and ever since have been trying to figure out a way to make every person pay them money _every time_ they watch any movie or listen to any song. The world could've done without that "gift" from MicroPro! ===== http://www.junkscience.com "All the Junk that's fit to Debunk!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
