Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:23:03 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Brian Callahan <korszca@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best Laptop to buy for Freebsd Without OS? Message-ID: <20110220042303.0f730c6b.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=eANXjhihGL=VHh9S4VfsNKJE26DB7ED7qTn7W@mail.gmail.com> References: <3380813072-1551442120@intranet.com.mx> <A5FF7FA6-63FB-42EC-82B0-2C9C425A8839@mac.com> <AANLkTi=eANXjhihGL=VHh9S4VfsNKJE26DB7ED7qTn7W@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:32:59 -0500, Brian Callahan <korszca@gmail.com> wrote: > IANAL, but I have been informed by several lawyers that you cannot do > this. The Windows 7 EULA, when preinstalled on a machine, states that > the agreement is between you and the company selling you the computer, > and "By using the Software, you accept these terms. If you do not > accept them, do not use the software. Instead, contact the > manufacturer or installer to determine its return policy. You must > comply with that policy, which might limit your rights or require you > to return the entire system on which the software is installed." > > The major OEMs will say "OK, then you must return the computer," and > you have no option but to comply. This is true for the USA. Erm... and this is NOT a joke? Don't get me wrong, I had a good laugh about this... agreement... but nothing is too absurd to be true. In this specific context, does booting a FreeBSD and removing the "Windows" from the disk is equivalent to "using the soft- ware"? If I understand it correctly, "using" relates to the software, not the hardware. (Yes, I already understood the strange concept that by purchasing a "Windows", either by a shiny package or as preinstalled part of a bundle with PC hardware, you do not own it, you're not allow to do with it as you please, instead you rent a limited right to just "use" it under certain circumstances and terms.) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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