[ale] Lightweight Window Manager Issues <-non-profits & Win95

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Sun Oct 5 16:49:27 EDT 2003


Frank Zamenski wrote:
> ..snip..
> 
>>something else ?  I think that FreeBytes helps non-profits in GA by
>>providing PC's.  Yes, they put Windows 95 on them, but you can always 
>>just ask for the box.  Unfortunately, much of the software nowadays
> 
> 
> Slightly OT: if a PC is donated to a non-profit, can Win95 be installed 
> en masse on donation PCs without getting some sort of a license from 
> Msft? Or does the non-profit have to get some kind of waiver, 
> or 'special permit', from Bill and Gang to do so?

Unless they have some agreement with M$, which is very likely, since M$ 
is big into feeding thier monopoly to the young via educational 
facilities, they would be pirating.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey	esoteric at 3times25.net

Building secure systems inspite of Microsoft



More information about the Ale mailing list