Windows tax (Re: [ltp] T40 / Pentium M and Linux)

[Tod Harter]

Good Luck!

I've heard its impossible, that MS is so obfuscatory that you essentially 
cannot do it. They've been sued and there have been some other 'actions' 
people have taken (like IIRC there was a 'license day' when 1000's of people 
all planned on showing up at the address of the office MS claims was where 
you could do it in person. MS reportedly closed that office a few days before 
the event was supposed to take place). 

My guess is you will have to spend hours of work doing it, to the point where 
it isn't really worth it. Though maybe they've been beat up enough lately on 
the issue to have improved. Try it and let us know what happens! :o).

On Friday 28 March 2003 01:10 pm, Bob Toxen wrote:
> Has anyone (who uas refused the EULA) tried to get their license money
> back from IBM (or MS) as the EULA promises that they can?
>
> What was the response?
>
> I've refused the EULA and want my license fee back.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob Toxen,
> http://www.verysecurelinux.com       [Network & Linux/Unix Security
> Consulting] Author,
> "Real World Linux Security: Intrusion Detection, Prevention, and Recovery"
> 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall, (C) 2003, 848 pages, ISBN: 0130464562

-- 
Tod Harter
Giant Electronic Brain