That is exactly what I was thinking. According to this new ruling would selling a used computer with anything but a blank hard drive be a violation? Could you sell it reset to factory install? Would you have to purchase all new licensing for the PC if you purchased it used?
It isn't always as easy as just firing up another server. Depending on the complexity of the systems involved and how they tie in together, to reproduce a certain issue you might need multiple different servers, applications and databases. It is usually never as trivial as just deploying a single extra test server.
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I'm surprised that it wasn't shot down and labeled a terrerist act.
Which rules out Raspberry Pi
I wonder if this could help people being treated for cancer with radiation?
Exactly what I was thinking.
That is exactly what I was thinking. According to this new ruling would selling a used computer with anything but a blank hard drive be a violation? Could you sell it reset to factory install? Would you have to purchase all new licensing for the PC if you purchased it used?
It isn't always as easy as just firing up another server. Depending on the complexity of the systems involved and how they tie in together, to reproduce a certain issue you might need multiple different servers, applications and databases. It is usually never as trivial as just deploying a single extra test server.
My company is having a hard time getting everyone migrated from windows 2000 to XP. They haven't even started thinking about Win 7 yet.