Interestingly, on this point the EULA goes on to say:
If an implied warranty or condition is created by your state/jurisdiction and federal or state/provincial law prohibits disclaimer of it, you also have an implied warranty of condition but only as to defects discovered during the period of this limited warranty (90 days).
So perhaps this time factor could be a real limit on any potential action? Slammer is going back a few months now...
The story seems to be a little inaccurate - MS don't appear to be allowing you to sell on modified versions at all. The details from the license are:
- The right to use the Windows CE source code for any noncommercial (educational, research-related, or developmental) purpose, including distribution of derivatives of the software. Running your business operations would be considered commercial.
- The right to use the Windows CE source code for commercial purposes solely to assist in developing and testing the licensee's own software and hardware for the Windows CE platform. The user may not distribute the software in source or object form for commercial purposes under any circumstances.
If venting into a wall ain't your thing, have a look at Quiet PC have some slightly more conventional ways - low noise fans, quiet PSUs, hard drive acoustic insulation. Looks pretty good, yet to try any of it though...
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Interestingly, on this point the EULA goes on to say:
If an implied warranty or condition is created by your state/jurisdiction and federal or state/provincial law prohibits disclaimer of it, you also have an implied warranty of condition but only as to defects discovered during the period of this limited warranty (90 days).
So perhaps this time factor could be a real limit on any potential action? Slammer is going back a few months now...
The story seems to be a little inaccurate - MS don't appear to be allowing you to sell on modified versions at all. The details from the license are:
- The right to use the Windows CE source code for any noncommercial (educational, research-related, or developmental) purpose, including distribution of derivatives of the software. Running your business operations would be considered commercial.
- The right to use the Windows CE source code for commercial purposes solely to assist in developing and testing the licensee's own software and hardware for the Windows CE platform. The user may not distribute the software in source or object form for commercial purposes under any circumstances.
You can read this for yourself here.
Doesn't seem such a dramatic shift to the existing SSI to me - or am I missing something?
If venting into a wall ain't your thing, have a look at Quiet PC have some slightly more conventional ways - low noise fans, quiet PSUs, hard drive acoustic insulation. Looks pretty good, yet to try any of it though...