> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tony Varriale > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 7:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] IOS pirating requests > > > I would disagree with what's mostly here. But, I'm guessing both of us > aren't lawyers. > > I do know what IS SOP these days. Buy the gear 3rd party then either the > seller or buyer downloads and loads up some later software and/or > different > feature set. > > That, I know for sure, is illegal unless Cisco offers the code fix for a > security issue.
It is. Now, the catch also on the security fixes is that your only legal if the security fix you get from Cisco is applied to a router you have IOS licensed for. In the olden days, you would buy for example a 2500, and a IOS 2500 IP Feature set license, and maybe a service contract. If you don't maintain service on it, your still legal to get the security fix to IP Only since you own the IP Only Feature Set license. What you aren't legal on is if you go buy a used 2500 and never had an 2500 IP Only IOS license. In that case the security update isn't legal for you, because Cisco doesen't explicitly say you can use a security update on a router you don't have an IOS license for. They only explicitly say the security updates are free for contracted and non-contracted _customers_ the unsaid implication here is that you possess the license. Ted _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
