On 5/3/02 9:06 AM, "The Poulins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Question: What about buying the latest version of an OS, say X 10.1 and > 9.2, to replace the original OS 8.5 on a Mac -- can I then use the 8.5 media > to load on another Mac? Or, can I sell it as a legal license? I should > think so. I've bought an entirely new, complete OS, not an "upgrade." The > word out there? ---- How could you resell your 8.5 as legal license when you've already ripped open the little piece of paper that holds shut the OS disc, the one that says all that stuff about how you've agreed to the terms. That binds you to the software package you've just opened. "For Better Or Worse" so to speak you're now wedded to that software, as far as I can see. The system is convoluted. While a machine comes with a system, the system stays with the human, not the machine, so legal resell of the machine should be as a systemless box, unless you buy another OS (you wonderful person) and ship it with the box. The flaw you're describing is in not having a chicken in every pot, er a system in every box, which is a flaw indeed. That being said, having two systems is your own good fortune, but they're both yours and yours alone, you can't sell one off to someone else (or maybe you can but "as is" meaning you don't get the many and varied perquisites that come with owning a system registered to you) - that's my take on it. I don't know if someone else on the list knows more about the legal side of things. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
