interesting. i wouldn't have read the agreement so thank you for the heads up. it seems as though justin came through with a g4 for me so license restrictions will not be a factor. a special thanks to justin kremer for his generosity and help from me and my children.<br>
njmnh nnkcn that is a thanks from my youngest...<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Florin Iucha <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:florin@iucha.net">florin@iucha.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 03:19:43PM -0500, <a href="mailto:dutchman_mn@charter.net">dutchman_mn@charter.net</a> wrote:<br>
> He said he was a student, I just did not know what school he went to and<br>
> if they had academic discounts on Mac software. I was pointing out that<br>
> the U of M does offer Mac OSX licenses for purchase. In this case, I<br>
> was advocating the purchase of licensed software rather that downloading<br>
> something that had been posted to some server.<br>
<br>
</div>As far as I know, running OS X on hardware (or virtual machines) not<br>
explicitly sanctioned by Apple is against their terms of use.<br>
<br>
If your school does not have a discount on Mac software and hardware,<br>
you need to purchase it yourself in the Apple academic store. Asking<br>
somebody to buy it for you is again, against the terms of use.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
>> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 02:56:32PM -0500, <a href="mailto:dutchman_mn@charter.net">dutchman_mn@charter.net</a><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>>> If you know a U of M student, you can have them purchase it for<br>
>>> around $30+<br>
>><br>
>> As long as you don't worry about violating the terms of use, what's<br>
>> ignoring the academic terms of use? Just some frosting on top...<br>
<br>
</div>I do not like those terms, but if you want to play in that garden, you<br>
have to pay the gardener.<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
Cheers,<br>
florin<br>
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