Re: buying W2K license?

From: Walter Roberson (roberson_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 07/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 09:23:25 -0700

:Microsoft Downgrading Chart
:http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/8/9/68964284-864d-4a6d-aed9-f2c1f8f23e14/downgrade_chart.doc

Thank you for that reference.

: However, I find nothing in my WinXP EULA that
prohibits incoming
:VNC connections, regardless of the OS on the originating
machine.

http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/02/03/18/020318oplivingston.xml

Microsoft's XP license agreement says, "Except as otherwise
permitted by the NetMeeting, Remote Assistance, and
Remote Desktop features described below, you may not use
the Product to permit any Device to use, access, display,
or
run other executable software residing on the Workstation
Computer, nor may you permit any Device to use, access,
display, or run the Product or Product's user interface,
unless
the Device has a separate license for the Product."

But there appears to be some disagreement over what it
means. See for example this discussion:

http://groups.google.ca/groups?selm=232201c27401%247e297270%2437ef2ecf%40TKMSFTNGXA13

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