[wellylug] Windows on Linux

[jumbophut]

On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 18:23:23 -0700 (PDT), Wood Brent wrote:
> 
> I need to check the latest version, but a while back I found that if you had
> Windows running somewhere, & connected to it via VNC or PC Anywhere, etc, an MS
> licence was required on BOTH bits of hardware. The licence is tied to the
> hardware pretty tightly, esp an OEM licence.
> 

If this is the case, I can't imagine it would be enforcable.  We're
talking about an application which funnels data across a network
(essentially graphics and keystrokes/mouse clicks).  Requiring a
license for this would be like requiring an additional license to sync
your Palm or browse a web site hosted on a Windows server.  They're
all just applications handling two-way data flow.

I find it hard to believe that even Microsoft would be that stupid.

-- 
Tony (echo 'spend!,pocket awide' | sed 'y/acdeikospntw!, /l at omcgtjuba.phi/')