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Re: Win Convenience Parition



We have tons of Windows Licences. Never used any. Any idea
of what we can do with them? They are packed in original
package.


Eli Marmor wrote:

> Sorry if the response is a little flaming, but I don't think that
> owning licenses of MS is the business of anybody.
>
> > And do you bloat up the price of your Linux system by bying an MS license,
>
> Unfortunately, most of the PC's are shipped these days with a
> "built-in" license for Win. In addition, some of us receive legal
> copies of the various versions of Win from MS. And in addition,
> many deals and packages (like a dial-up account in ISP) include a
> license as a gift. In addition to all of this, sometimes old PC's
> die, but the license of the Win which was installed on them is
> still alive. Of course, I could contribute licenses as a charity,
> instead of using them for very uncommon and rare cases, but as I
> wrote above, it should not be the the business of anybody.
>
> But even spending $90-$200 for a legal copy, doesn't look so
> strange for me these days, when mediocre lawyers charge $200 per
> a hour, a simple car cost 100,000 NIS, and the costs of employing
> a programmer are 40,000 NIS per a month. I'm miser, but not so
> extreme.
>
> > too ? I think you shoot a bit beside the target here, I never ever met a
> > system where Window helped me with HW diagnostics when I couldn't do it
> > with Linux. Usually Windows is much worse (and you can't boot a Windows
> > off a CDROM like you can boot Linux !).
>
> Exacly. This is why a special bootable partition is needed. You've
> got the point.
>
> P.S. "Bli Nedder", I'll make a summary of the other responses when
> I'll have time.
>
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