Add Windows partition to existing Ubuntu Partition

[Odd]

Amedee Van Gasse (ub) wrote:
> On Thu, October 15, 2009 16:09, Odd wrote:
>> Amedee Van Gasse (ub) wrote:
>>> On Mon, October 12, 2009 19:50, Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
>>>
>>>> - Of course, providing you have a true registration code number, no
>>>>  need to even google for it, it would be much safer to get an
>>>> original Win CD from a friend
>>> That would be illegal even if he has a valid license key.
>> Here's another link about this:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316941
>>
>> Notice this:
>> "If you cannot find your Windows XP CD or you cannot contact your
>> computer manufacturer, you may have to purchase a new copy of Windows XP."
>>
>> You MAY have to purchase. It doesn't say "you MUST". This implies
>> that Microsoft, while not saying it outright, does not object to obtaining
>> the installation media in other ways.
> 
> Are we going to discuss Microsoft licensing policy on a Linux mailing list?

You should perhaps have thought of that before you posted about it here.

> I suggest that the topic starter takes his questions about licensing to a
> Microsoft-oriented mailing list. I can only warn that there *may* be legal
> issues, it's up to the topic starter to do his homework.

Then you should have said "That MAY be illegal even if he has a valid
license key".

> I just don't want to get Ubuntu into legal trouble because we give wrong
> legal advice. IANAL.

Ubuntu wouldn't get into trouble. This is a user-list, no representative
from Ubuntu has said anything about this issue, afaik.

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Odd