On 05/05/2014 04:48 PM, Ken Schneider - openSUSE wrote:
On 05/05/2014 01:08 PM, John Andersen pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
On 5/5/2014 6:47 AM, Ken Schneider - openSUSE wrote:
Run Windows in a VM and get rid of the headaches or run linux in a VM in your windows install.
A LOT to be said for this approach, I haven't found dual booting to be a satisfactory solution for over 10 years.
Still there is a problem if you want a linux machine on which you occasionally need windows. Your existing Certificate of Authenticity will probably NOT work when you install windows in a Virtual machine.
I have never had this issue with running M$W in a VM. I always used the COA that was on the machine. As far as I am concerned if windows is running in a VM on the metal it came on it is legal. /snip/
I'm almost certain that you can legally run ONE copy of Windows (that you obtained legally) on any machine, whether it came on that machine or not. You just can't copy it and run it on an additional machine. You are not licensing a machine, you are licensing a copy of Windows. IF you don't have a real install disk, I'm not sure how you would do this, but so long as the software only runs on one machine, it's legal. (If it is not possible to install the software on a machine because you are trying to run it in a VM, that would be too bad, but I wouldn't count on MS to help you do it!) I'm no lawyer, but that's the way I've always understood the license. --doug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org