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[t94xr]

Quite true

But I'm more of a realist. There are alot of people out there who have 
custom built computers and or other systems and laptops with no licence 
for Windows, who are using ie4linux.

And even though it would be good to think Microsoft would sue everyone 
who violates the IE EULA but Microsoft has lots of other more important 
copyright infringements to deal with... So avoiding the fact that people 
are installing ie4linux and the possible violation of the EULA is 
somewhat petty.
You may not support it, but theres no point in thinking it doesnt exis't 
when it isn't going to have you in court.

Microsoft isn't going to give the legal department as much work load as 
the RIAA legal department based on the violation of the Internet 
Explorer EULA.

the GNU/FOSS zealots can have their heads in the clouds, I fully support 
the GNU and FOSS groups in using GNU and OpenSource software but wouldnt 
they be seperate from the issue because why would they IE4Linux when 
Firefox is open source and popular and superior????

Cameron W

yuri wrote:
> On 11/02/2008, t94xr wrote:
>   
>> But then again, Microsoft can't stop users using ie4linux on computers
>> with no windows licence...
>>
>> or find them, know about them.
>> Microsoft has never been that much interested in the use of IE which
>> violates the EULA, just Windows.
>>     
>
> Yes, but it's the principle that counts.
> How can GNU/FOSS zealots take the moral high ground if they are
> involved in copyright infringement?
> I wouldn't call myself a zealot, but I don't infringe software. I
> don't need to - every type of software I require is available from
> people who have generously licensed their works to the general public.
>
> Yuri
>
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