[ltp] Updates on getting Recovery CDs for T41 + rapid restore ultra

[James Knott]

Bret Comstock Waldow wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 03:36, James Knott wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
>>>>Perhaps someone with that CD can make an ISO of it available for you.
>>>
>>>
>>>That would be fine if it wasn't a "violation of applicable laws"
>>
>>I was wondering about that, but I also realize that people in other 
>>parts of the world have little problem in obtaining the CD.  For 
>>example, I only had to phone the support line, to have the CD for my R31 
>>mailed to me.  Is his problem due to "IBM" or some local management 
>>decision?  Why is he entitled to less, simply because he lives in (IIRC) 
>>Singapore?  The ideal solution, would be for IBM to make the ISO 
>>available on line, if they don't want to send out the CD.
> 
> 
> IBM can't.  The copyright for the Windows software on that CD is owned
> by M$ (and they're welcome to it..).  IBM can only provide it (make
> copies of it) according to the license M$ allows them, or the GPL has no
> force either...

IBM can check to make sure the disk is only used on specified hardware.