Re: [opensuse] legalities
- From: "Theo v. Werkhoven" <theo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:53:55 +0200
Sat, 29 Sep 2007, by james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx:
Richard Creighton wrote:
A few years ago, someone tried telling me it was illegal to buy a
What a world Microsoft has created! It makes honest people *think*
they are thieves!!!!
Lynn, STOP feeling guilty about USING Linux and certainly stop feeling
guilty about asking for help, whether or not you eventually make a
profit from the information is irrelevant.
Richard
computer without Windows loaded.
That was nonsence of course, but for the large PC manufacturers it
certainly was 'illegal' to /sell/ PCs without paying MS for a license,
whether they would (pre)install the crapware or not.
Afaik this is no longer the case however, at least not in Europe.
Theo
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