Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 11:56:51 07/20/98
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On July 20, 1998 at 13:40:55, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >The example I gave before: I am sure many of us use the same operating system >running on several computers. How many of us bought a copy of this operating >system for every computer we have? I guess few of us or even no one. Does this >make thieves (your expression) out of all of us? > >If this example is right, then a door is open in your strict sense of morality. >Once it's open, it all becomes a personal decision and not a simple matter or >legality. I don't see what is so strict about expecting people to pay what they owe for what they receive. When you buy the operating system, you are buying the software and a license that specifies how you may use the software. If the license specifies that you may use it on a single machine, and you use it on more than one machine, isn't it very clear that you are violating the terms of the license? I've never heard of an individual being busted for this kind of thing, but I know that companies are busted for it all the time, and other companies go to great pains to remain within the law. A friend of mine worked for Boeing, and there they were very specific about what you could have on your computer, in order that they could prove that everything on the machine was legal. bruce
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