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On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 10:18:35PM +0200, Jon Lech Johansen wrote: |
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> I tried installing the Microsoft codec packs today, including the one |
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> Tony Clark pointed out, and they *are* subject to license agreements. |
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Ack, the problems of not actually checking things yourself and instead |
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belive what you read. :) |
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> * "You may reproduce, install and use one copy of the OS Components on |
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> each of your computers that is running a validly-licensed copy of the |
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> applicable OS Software, provided that you use each such additional copy |
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> of the OS Components in accordance with the terms and conditions of this |
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> Supplemental EULA." |
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How would you interpret 'applicable OS Software'? Is Gentoo an |
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applicable OS for Win32 applications? It does run windows |
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applications, so I guess it could be interpreted that way. OTOH, it |
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can also be interpreted as you need a windows license to use, install |
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or reproduce the codecs. |
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Is 'applicable OS Software' defined somewhere in the EULA? |
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I don't see anywhere where they forbid you from copying this codec |
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though. Actually, as long as you only keep one copy of it on each |
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machine, 'you may reproduce' it. |
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Or am I reading it wrong? |
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> wmpcdcs8.exe: |
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> [... snippage of about the same license... ] |
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> installed. Microsoft retains all right, title and interest in and to |
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> the OS Components. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by |
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> Microsoft." |
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We're given the right to reproduce it, but not distribute it I guess? |
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> QuickTimeInstaller.exe: |
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> * "Permitted License Uses and Restrictions. This License allows you to |
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> install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single computer at a |
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> time. This License does not allow the Apple Software to exist on more |
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> than one computer at a time, and you may not make the Apple Software |
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> available over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at |
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> the same time. |
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This one is not even a bordercase. It definetly forbids the user to |
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do anything with the quicktime installer. I assume it's from this file |
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the codecs are fetched? |
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>> [me about legal letters to apple & microsoft] |
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> It's been less than 3 working days. |
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I'm still in the 'wait and see' camp, even though you've convinced me |
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that we may have a problem. :) |
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//H |
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To segfault is human; to bluescreen moronic. |
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