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| Webmaster 2002-05-20, 6:02 pm |
| Let's say a particular car manufacturer offer the 7 years warranty, but starts the policy that it will not honor the warranty when you buy a used car, even though the used car is only one year old.
Let's say, they would also require the new buyer of the used car to also pay then the licence fee to use the software that runs the on-board computer. They justify it that the software license in non-transferable (much like the Microsoft)
Now let me ask you this: knowing that you will have a very hard time selling that car, would you buy this new car?
Now let's compary the IOS software policy to Microsoft's software policy.
If I'm not mistaken, Microsoft allows you to sell your copy of the software provided you delete all copies from your computer and stop using it. For example, when you sell your used computer, Microsoft does not require the new buyer to pay them another licence fee to keep using Windows that are already installed on the computer. After all, you already paid for this software to Microsoft when you bought the computer (if OS was pre-installed)
As far as Cisco's IOS, I don't think you would even be able to keep the copy of the IOS when you sell the router.
I wounder if you buy used Router on Ebay to study for the Cisco exams, will they sue you for using the IOS that they claim is not a licenced copy?
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| Is there an educational licensing package for us home lab rats?
I would not want some totally ripped down version but maybe a full software version that would not use anything but rfc 1918 addressing?
Maybe this exists? Thoughts anyone? |
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