Re: WGA Hacked?! Get a Fair and Balance Perspective!

NoStop wrote:
> kurttrail wrote:
>
>> So is MS a predatory monopoly or not? Do you believe that a
>> corporation has rights in an individuals home just because that
>> individual bought a product from them?
>>
> Oh, has M$ been teleporting into your home recently? Kurt, you better
> fashion one of those aluminum foil hats. I'm sure it'll offer you some
> protection against these intrusions.
>
> You know that you haven't bought a "product" from them, but rather
> bought a license to use THEIR software under THEIR terms. Essentially
> M$ has arranged a whole bunch of 1's and 0's in an attempt to put
> together an "OS" (I use the term rather loosely in this case). To use
> those 1's and 0's the way THEY arranged them, you have to agree to
> M$'s license. I don't see how the physical location of where that
> software is being used has any bearing whatsoever on whether or not
> you can ignore the terms of that license. A corporation using M$
> software, could claim that its office space is its private property
> and M$ has no right to tell it, within the confines of its walls, how
> it will use that software. Well, we all know that isn't correct under
> the law. M$ can indeed enforce its license within the sanctity of
> that private property, and does.
>
> Is M$ a predatory monopoly? Is the Pope a Catholic? Of course! Can't
> take the heat then get out of the kitchen. Don't like M$'s license,
> then stop using its software instead of championing the pirating of
> M$'s software.


At one time, I felt similar. I felt he was championing the pirating of
software, specifically the MS Windows XP OS.
After reading more of his posts and some of his statements, I really don't
think he is encouraging what I would perceive to be pirating. Kurt has
actually made some pretty good arguments actually, against the MS Eula and
how it is worded. Lot of gray areas there. I have even found myself
thinking, is it really wrong to install the same copy of XP, on two machines
I have right here in my home? Is that really what MS intended PA to
prevent? Or was it's primary focus to prevent folks from sharing their copy
of the OS with others, for them to install on their machines, without paying
for the license. The latter, I can certainly understand, not so sure anymore
on the former..

Let me give an example of why I am giving second thought. I have a fairly
new machine I built, a 64 bit AMD system, a couple of months ago. I run Win
XP Pro on it right now. I also have run the RC2 version of XP Pro64 in dual
boot. I will eventually purchase XP Pro 64, probably in the very near
future. I have only couple of peripherals i am waiting for 64 bit drivers
for, and I will then purchase and switch to running XP Pro64 completely. The
hardware mfgs of both of these devices, are currently working on 64 bit
drivers.
My older system, I only need to buy a video card, hard drive, and monitor
for, and I will have it running again for my daughter, will put a wireless
network card in it so she can share my cable modem access. I will want to
put the current 32 bit copy of XP Pro, on that machine.

Now, do I run out and buy a new copy of XP Pro or Home, to put on her
machine, knowing that I will be taking this current XP Pro off this system
probably in the next 2-3 months, or do I go ahead and install this same copy
of XP Pro on her machine, knowing I will be taking it off this one in 2-3
months? To me, the latter makes much more sense. I mean, what the hell am I
going to do with this copy of XP Pro when I take it off this machine?? See
where I am going with this?

Right now, my inclination, is to assemble her computer, install the same XP
Pro copy that I run on this machine now on her machine in the next room,
activate it by phone if necessary, and just tell them I have changed my
system. Makes lot more sense to me, than wasting money on a new copy, which
will leave me with an extra copy should I do that...

Now, am I a pirate if I do this? I certainly don't feel like I would be. I
own both machines, they are both technically my computers, even though I am
sure my daughter will consider one hers :)..



--
Don Burnette

"When you decide something is impossible to do, try to stay out of the
way of the man that's doing it."


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