Hello David, Am 2009-06-28 09:26:38, schrieb David Woolley: > I've been using GAIM to access .NET Messenger from Linux, but have just > upgraded my Windows partition to XP. When I tried to log in to MSN > Messenger, it said there was a mandatory upgrade, which I downloaded. > > I am one of those people who actually reads small print, so I read the > licence terms and it seems to say that I may not use unauthorised > clients to access .NET Messenger. Not unsurprisingly, Pidgin/GAIM is > not amongst the small list on their authorised clients sites. > > I abandoned the install to avoid agreeing, until I'd researched the > issue more. > > Is there any news on this restriction?
This paragraphe in the Microsoft EULA could lead to a lawsuit in Europe
against Microsoft because Microsoft is trying to kickoff competitors...
Microsoft will be not able to enforce a lawsuit against anyone in (at
least) Europe.
There are already several judgement in Germany and of course, of the EU.
Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
Michelle Konzack
Systemadministrator
25.9V Electronic Engineer
Tamay Dogan Network
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