From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Sun May 26 2002 - 19:39:43 EDT
WE have the Software Police here?
----- Original Message -----
From: "David W. Taylor" <davidt_at_detayls.com>
To: "Jon Etkins" <eccles_at_mira.net>; "Robert Lawrence"
<r.lawrence_at_worldnet.att.net>; <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: Sharing files between ThinkPad 770ED and desktop computer
> It should be pointed out that it is almost always a violation of most
> application software license agreements to copy an application to another
> PC.
>
> This can be legally OK, when a single individual is changing to a
different
> machine. After the move the applications should be uninstalled from the
> original machine.
>
> This is to avoid the case of a single application being used on both PC's
> simultaneously by *different* people.
>
> Some licenses do allow the *same* person to use the software on more than
> one machine. Borland are very good about this, for example, but most
> software developers are not.
>
> A lot of folks assume that it is OK to sell or pass on a machine with the
> licensed applications still installed. This is a very definite breach of
> the license.
>
> David
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Etkins" <eccles_at_mira.net>
> To: "Robert Lawrence" <r.lawrence_at_worldnet.att.net>; <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 3:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Sharing files between ThinkPad 770ED and desktop computer
>
>
> > On Sun, 26 May 2002 18:29:46 -0400, Robert Lawrence wrote:
> >
> > >Initiallly, I would like to copy many programs from my ThinkPad to the
> > >desktop, without having to reinstall each program manually.
> >
> > The latest issue of PC magazine has a review of several program
> > offerings in this area. You can read it online at
> > http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997,s=1590&a=26702,00.asp
> >
>
>
>
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