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Windows XP EULA Compared to GPL

Posted by michael on from the one-giveth-and-the-other-taketh-away dept.

cranos writes "The Sydney Morning Herald is running an article comparing the XP EULA to the GPL. Basically it's just reinforcing what we already knew but it could be a nice little piece to show your PHB next time."

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  1. mirror by oever · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's a mirror of the pdf file.

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  2. Re:It would be nice if they would simplify them by wfberg · · Score: 4, Informative

    GPL: "Do what you want with it, but give credit where credit is due"

    MS: "You have no rights. All your base belong to us."

    You're confusing GPL for the BSD license. The GPL is "1) Do what you want with it, 2) as long as derivative works are GPL as well (see 1)".
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  3. Ugh, forget this idiot. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Just do a little searching on Sam Varghese and see what an idiot this supposed journalist is. His articles are little more than the whining of an ill-informed, angst-ridden gadget-geek.

    His "article" on Mono, for instance.

  4. "comparing"?!?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    What will they compare next?

    How about Max OSX vs. a bicycle?

    Or perhaps a puppy vs. lear jet?

    The GPL is not an EULA - it's a distribution license. Maybe if the MS EULA dictated terms under which you can distribute WinXP, then you might be able to compare them.

    I just have to ask - what's the point?

  5. There is an error in the article! by borgdows · · Score: 5, Informative

    WinXP EULA doesn't say...

    "cannot be used as a webserver or fileserver"

    but

    "shouldn't be ever used as a webserver or fileserver"

  6. Re:MS trying to make us violate their EULA? by Utopia · · Score: 5, Informative

    You are not in voilation.

    They are comparing the XP Home edition EULA.
    The professional version which you are using doesn't have that clause.





  7. Re:puts paid? by ctid · · Score: 4, Informative

    In this context, it means "discredits".

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  8. Re:It would be nice if they would simplify them by jamincollins · · Score: 4, Informative
    Not quite. The GPL is "1) Do what you want with it, 2) as long as *released* derivative works are GPL as well."

    If you keep the derivative work in house, you don't have to GPL it.