Re: [vox] Cheap version of VMware, cheaply (fwd)

[Peter Jay Salzman <p@dirMAPSac.org>]

begin: jdnewmil@dcn.davis.ca.us <jdnewmil@dcn.davis.ca.us> quote
> On Sun, 10 Jun 2001, Rod Roark wrote:
> 
> > On Sunday 10 June 2001 19:44, Henry House wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jun 10, 2001 at 06:53:37PM -0500, -///- (Mister Resistor) 
> > wrote:
> > > > VMWARE EXPRESS SPECIAL OFFER FOR 2001 COLLEGE GRADUATES
> > > > All recent graduates can purchase VMware Express for only $20.01
> > > > during the month of June 2001. Express is the best way to
> > > > run Windows 95 and Windows 98 applications on Linux. This offer is
> > > > good through June 30, 2001 only, so act now to claim your copy of
> > > > Express for $20.01 -- before the graduation parties start
> > > > in full swing! Register for your discount code at:
> > > > http://vmware1.m0.net/m/s.asp?HB3815437386X1041669X65702X
> > >
> > > We have wanted a copy of VMWare for demos for months now. Would any
> > > student be interested in buying a copy and donating it to LUGOD? I
> > > would do so myself if I were a student :-).
> > 
> > I doubt the license would allow that.  But last I checked, you can try 
> > it out for free for 30 days.
> 
> 30 day trial would not really serve the purpose.  The purpose is to put it
> on the LUGOD demo machine (a single installation) so people can see that
> they can get a lot of the backward compatibility they might want from it.
> 
> What if the student installs it on the demo machine? That would seem to
> meet the letter of the license. (http://www.vmware.com/download/eula.html)
 
yes, i think you're right about this, jeff.   after i finish grading my
finals, i'll purchase a copy.  surely, vmware would appreciate us showing off
their wares...   free advertising and all that.

pete

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