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  • From: Childers.Paula AT epamail.epa.gov
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] i know that it's not strictly legal
  • Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 13:35:44 -0500

Ah, I see. Thanks for that clarification (of the stupidity of the M$
EULA). I suppose every pawn shop, thrift store, and yard sale computer
in the country is technically illegally running XP, then. Fascinating.

Paula


internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote on 01/09/2009 01:19:52
PM:

> It isn't legal (per the EULA) to transfer ownership of a XP license
> even if that license is no longer used by the original purchaser.
> Last time I checked, that is.
>
> Greg

> On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:40 PM, <Childers.Paula AT epamail.epa.gov>
wrote:
> Why isn't it legal? I thought M$ had been forced by the suckiousness
of
> Vista into still offering XP, as downgrade or whatever, so as long as
> its a valid license and not a pirate, I would assume it's legal. Can
> someone enlighten me as needed?
>
> Paula
>
>
> internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote on 01/09/2009 12:35:17
> PM:
>
> > but i need two windows XP licenses.
> >
> > does anyone have two that they are truly no longer using?
> >
> > thanks,
> > stan
> >

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