Probably all very true, Malcolm, but which of us wants to pay for a lawyer to tell Microsoft's lawyers and a judge that it's all a pile of crap? Unfortunately, if they decide to make an example of someone you become toast!
It happens all the time with non-compete contracts which have often been judged to constitute slavery. Companies still require them and people still sign them and once in a while someone becomes toast. Lee At 03:17 PM 12/12/2001 +0000, you wrote: >Ah but if you are using VNC remotely then by definition you can't be using >XP localy .. >As NT is single user only (Terminal services is a software add on...) >And therfore the Workstation Licence is transferable to the VNC client > >So you don't need to worry about it.. > >Also under English Law licences like that are considered a pile of crap... >(and not legaly binding) >just like those stupid 'If you open this envelope you except the terms and >conditions inside...' >It's called entrapment. > > > >Regards, >Malcolm. > >Malcolm Turnbull >IT Manager >Crocus.co.uk >01344 629661 >----- Original Message ----- >From: "David Brodbeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 3:01 PM >Subject: RE: Timeout Problem with XP - illegal?? > > > > Nope, that doesn't work. They say "use, access, display, or run". Note >the > > "or". I think you'd have a hard time arguing that VNC doesn't display > > software. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Piotr Zielenkiewicz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 9:28 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Timeout Problem with XP - illegal?? > > > > > > > "Except as otherwise permitted by the NetMeeting, Remote Assistance, > > > and Remote Desktop features described below, you may not use the > > > Product to permit any Device to use, access, display or run other > > > executable software residing on the Workstation Computer, nor may > > > you permit any Device to use, access, display, or run the Product > > > or Product's user interface, unless the Device has a separate > > > license for the Product." (from: Microsoft Windows XP Pro EULA) > > > > > > > I've found a way to interpret it to make VNC legal. You are not running > > the another copy of product, you are only sending images, mouse motion and > > keypresses over network.l > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: >'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY >See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html >--------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Lee Douglas, Principal Phil Ellis Associates, Inc. 1412 Lake Pine Drive * Cary, NC 27511 (V) 919-481-0160 * (F) 919-469-8351 [EMAIL PROTECTED] * <http://www.pellis.com>http://www.pellis.com Recruiting Science & Technology Member: PDA / ISPE / ACS / RAPS / ASQ / AOAC --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
