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kschiu@zadall.com (Ken Chiu) wrote:

>I heard this RUMOUR from our supplier of the MS software:

Which is the RUMOR I heard from a MS representative.

>They changed the software licensing agreement on the Win95 and
>probably on the upcoming Win95 apps so that:

NOT Win95 (keep reading), but MS Win95 apps.

>1) The line:

>"If the SOFTWARE is permanently installed on the HD or other storage device 
>of a computer and 1 person uses that computer more than 80% of the time 
>it is in use, then that person may also use the SOFTWARE on a portable
>or home computer"

>is GONE.  i.e. you have to buy seperate copies for EACH location.

This is what the MS rep told me, and as I said to the person from
Zadall (Darell maybe, can't remember 'cause I'm at home), I didn't
even know that the prevoius licence read with the 80% use issue.

>2) Application server:  If you have a client running an app from an
>application server you have to buy a copy of the app, which has always
>been valid and true, but the CONCURRENT statement will be gone.

>i.e. If you have an icon pointing to the AppServer you need to pay.
>The software licensing control software that saves you tones of money
>won't be legal anymore.

Meaning that each CPU that runs an application must have a license for
that application (Word, Excel, etc.), and not a number of licenses for
the maximum number of CONCURRENT usages.  Again, this is what I was
told be the MS rep.

Please remember that an operating system is NOT licensed in this
manner (like DOS, Windows 95, NT, OS/2, etc).  You MUST have one for
EACH CPU that runs the kernal (I'm sure someone will point a few out
to me that don't), legally.

>This info are not CONFIRMED.  I wonder if anybody has heard anything
>about that?

I'm the one that started this, but instead fielding this to the net -
which I would not have done, why don't you call Microsoft and ask them
to confirm.  Better yet get them to sent you a copy of the agreement
and get your lawyer to interpret it for you.

This is way too much law-speak for me and IANAL so I am going to bow
out of this thread now and refer you to the manufacturer as I did in
my phone conversation.

NDT

P.S. You did NOT speak to me directly, I concerns me that you have
worded your message as if you did.  However, please do feel free to
call me at the office.

P.P.S. didyahave to xpost to three different groups ?? I'm
crossposting the reply, but setting follow-up to
comp.os.ms-windows.misc.  The group I feel would be interested in
this.
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