Re: Linux in Mondays NY Times

Chris Wedgwood (chris@cybernet.co.nz)
Wed, 8 Jul 1998 09:52:46 +1200


On Tue, Jul 07, 1998 at 02:21:31PM -0500, Shawn Leas wrote:

> To my knowledge, if you sell a single PC with Windows, you must buy a
> liscense for ALL of the PCs you sell. This was/should have been a major
> point with the justice dept.

If you buy bits and put together your own PCs, you can buy OEM versions of
Luse95 and flog them with the machine.

Perhaps because Gateway 2000, etc. ship more volume that me they are taxed
my M$, but presently I have no problems whipping some with windows and some
without.

-Chris

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