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To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] vmware on portage [about licensing]
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 16:12:08
Message-Id: 87y7sv8z6x.fsf@newsguy.com
1 When users install vmware via portage what is the procedure with
2 licensing.
3
4 When I attempt to powerup a vmware guest I get dunned for a license.
5 and sent to vmware homepage where I can get a free 30 day trial or
6 pay.
7
8 I understood this thing was open-source and one of the installed files
9 is:
10 /usr/share/doc/vmware-workstation-5.5.1.19175-r4/open_source_licenses.txt.gz
11
12 So what is user expected to do here? A search of vmware on gmane for
13 this list didn't turn up any discussion of that point.
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] vmware on portage [about licensing] Boris Fersing <kernelsensei@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-user] vmware on portage [about licensing] Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
Re: [gentoo-user] vmware on portage [about licensing] Peter Ruskin <peter.ruskin@×××××××××.com>