Science > Physics > Discussion - Possible traps and loopholes behind computer OS licensing.
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Science > Physics |
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"Francis Chee" |
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20 Feb 2005 06:33:23 AM |
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Discussion - Possible traps and loopholes behind computer OS licensing. |
So far I have bought 3 computers, all of them have windows OS burnt into a
hidden
drive of the harddisk. As a result, whenever the harddisk fails, I lose the
OS also.
Isn't it true that the "lost OS" still have a legal life after the harddisk
is gone thus I am
legible to have a copy of this OS and reinstall on any ONE computer I find,
or that I
am legible to purshace another computer and produce the OS license of the
failed
computer and demand $200 rebate which is the price of the OS?
I am aware that the license said I may use it on one machine, thus it is our
right to run
it on a different machine when the original machine fails.
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| User: "Uncle Al" |
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| Title: Re: Discussion - Possible traps and loopholes behind computer OSlicensing. |
20 Feb 2005 07:10:12 PM |
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Francis Chee wrote:
So far I have bought 3 computers, all of them have windows OS burnt into a
hidden
drive of the harddisk. As a result, whenever the harddisk fails, I lose the
OS also.
"boot sector" "registry" Crap like that. Idiot alert.
Isn't it true that the "lost OS" still have a legal life after the harddisk
is gone thus I am
legible to have a copy of this OS and reinstall on any ONE computer I find,
or that I
am legible to purshace another computer and produce the OS license of the
failed
computer and demand $200 rebate which is the price of the OS?
[snip]
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http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/qz.pdf
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| User: "Jan Panteltje" |
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| Title: Re: Discussion - Possible traps and loopholes behind computer OS licensing. |
20 Feb 2005 08:10:06 AM |
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On a sunny day (Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:33:23 +0800) it happened "Francis Chee"
<FrancisChee@hotm@il.com> wrote in <cv9uhq$i6h$1@mawar.singnet.com.sg>:
So far I have bought 3 computers, all of them have windows OS burnt into a
hidden
drive of the harddisk. As a result, whenever the harddisk fails, I lose the
OS also.
Isn't it true that the "lost OS" still have a legal life after the harddisk
is gone thus I am
Just install Linux
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| User: "Sam Wormley" |
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| Title: Re: Discussion - Possible traps and loopholes behind computer OSlicensing. |
20 Feb 2005 07:40:44 AM |
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Operating Systems are typically large enough that they reside on
hard drives. You lose the hard drive, you must reinstall the OS
from external source.
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