[TriLUG] Re: [internetworkers] FUD alert!

[Tanner Lovelace]

On Thu, 2002-04-18 at 23:04, Chris Knowles wrote:

> Congrats on the new house.  Hope that goes well.

Thanks very much.  It'll be six months before we get it (it
needs to be built), but we have to have all the options picked
out within 3 weeks!  But, it'll be nice to have more space for
the wee one, and I'll be closer to the Trilug meeting place. :-)
 
> Wanted to add my Kudos as well, well written and covers the important bits, as 
> well as plugging a pretty good group.

Well, I was trying not to be too linux centric (and actually
not to choose the term free or open source) but rather to
answer in a calm and reasoned fashion.  I really am not a lawyer,
though, so I'd really like for someone else who knows more about
this area of law to take a look at it.

I must confess that I am really mystified as to why Microsoft
would write such an obviously wrong web page.  I know of no legal
requirement that states that an operating system must remain with
a computer.  Now, MS's current licenses may say that, but that
doesn't make it a legal requirement that the OS must always stay
with that computer, just that it can only be used with that computer
(a subtle distinction, but one that gives the user a lot more freedom).

So, please, give me suggestions about the web page, and feel free to
publicize it, if you want.

Tanner
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