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Donating Software?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the let-someone-else-make-use-of-it dept.

nuxx asks: "I have a copy of Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition here, with 25 Client Access Licenses which I don't need. I don't want to throw it away, but because it's a Not For Resale copy, I can't list it on eBay. So, I'd like to give it to a charity. It's a completely new, unused, legal copy which was handed to me by a Microsoft rep a few weeks ago, so this should be legal to do. The problem is, I'm not really sure how to donate software to a charity. Does anyone have any experience with this? Do you know of any resources available regarding how to send such donations and which organizations find them useful?"

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  1. Re:If it seems to good to be true... by Raynor · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It says 'transferred for value' so I think taking a tax cut for the donation is right out :)

    But hey, i've been evalutating WinZip for a little while now... ... and it works pretty well. I think it needs more testing.

    IMHO donating to charity shouldn't be a problem, but I agree: Check with the rep.

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  2. Re:If it seems to good to be true... by badfish99 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If you've never opened the package then it would be hard to argue that you have consented to the EULA. Did the MS rep get you (or your employer) to enter into any other contract before he handed it to you?

  3. eBay it as a "gift" then :) by bigpresh · · Score: 4, Insightful

    because it's a Not For Resale copy, I can't list it on eBay.


    So, list a CD case for sale on eBay, which comes with a *free gift* of a copy of Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition then :)