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

[Gabriel Rosa <grosa@uMAPScdavis.edu>]

I'm assuming that the vmware license (like most commercial licenses) prohibits
running and/or having the program installed on more machines than you have
licenses for.

does this cover virtual machines? :)

is it illegal to run vmware under vmware under vmware under vmware under
linux?

-Gabe, bored before finals

On Sun, 10 Jun 2001, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:

> 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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