Joining Technet
Meebers
Maybe OT but, was thinking of subscribing to technet. Is there a "EULA"? or
rules of use for the software that is downloaded. I know you can test with
it but for instance can you use a copy at home or??
Mike Brannigan
"Meebers" <Jus...@Idontknow.com> wrote in message
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> Maybe OT but, was thinking of subscribing to technet. Is there a "EULA"?
> or rules of use for the software that is downloaded. I know you can test
> with it but for instance can you use a copy at home or??
>
Yes there is a comprehensive EULA for all the software available to TechNet
subscribers.
All downloadable software is for evaluation purposes only.
You may not use it on personal machines for day to day work, such as on your
home machine to send and receive your normal e-mails or run a spreadsheet
for your finances or write a letter in a word processor.
TechNet is not a cheap way of getting software for your own day to day use -
for that you buy it like everyone else.
TechNet software is for eval only.
This is clearly stated at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/bb892759.aspx
"...
Subscription Benefits
Microsoft software licensed for evaluation purposes. Evaluate full-version
commercial products without time limits or feature limits, including
Microsoft operating systems, servers, and Office System software. With
full-version software, you can make informed decisions about new
technologies and deployments at your own pace.
..."
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Mike Brannigan
Meebers
"Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message
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Tx Mike. I am not a lawer or trying to be argumentative but what I was
trying to figure out was in this Link
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/cc294422.aspx is " 2.
INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS...... a. General ... Single User License. If you
acquire a single user license, one user may install and use copies of the
software on any of your devices" . Under your link that you provided,
...Beta Software...footnote 1 "1Software is licensed for evaluation
purposes only-not for use in production environments. ...">which makes sense
to me. Evaluate to me means installing the software on a specific HW
device and putting it thru its paces with real world use. i.e. I have one
machine that is %100 with XP and Win7, Vista is a no go??? Before I spend
$$ on SW, I would like to have some confidence it will work.
Mike Brannigan
"Meebers" <Jus...@Idontknow.com> wrote in message
OK so the 2. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS. If you comply with this agreement,
for each license you acquire, you have the rights below.
a. General.
. Single User License. If you acquire a single user license, one user may
install and use copies of the software on any of your devices.
As TechNet is a user based subscription model - you as the subscriber may
install the software provided on a number of device (PCs etc) as would be
expected for an evaluation process where you need to set up a lab to test
and evaluate software.
Indeed an evaluation is the process of installing the software licensed to
you on a number of devices and performing sufficient testing etc to allow
you to make an informed decision to purchase and deploy the software.
However this doe not necessarily mean using it on your daily use machines,
you can build a ;lab with all the software provided under your TechNet
license that would allow you to fully evaluate a product - for example you
can build an complete Exchange Server environment and a number of desktops
running Outlook and, more servers with ISA server etc to fully test and
evaluate Exchange and Outlook functionality and even using the appropriate
available Microsoft tools perform massive load testing etc.
So this is a risky "gery'ish"area as Ii can see where you are coming form in
that you would think it reasonable to put some TechNet software on your
daily use machines to see what you think of it and to evaluate it prior to
purchase. Technically this appears to breach the EULA however there is no
precise statement about how you perform an evaluation and for how long. As
I work for a massive commercial entity I have the luxury of not having to
risk this, and can build full scale labs etc; smaller companies may see a
limited deployment to their PCs and a fixed time period of
evaluation/testing on those live devices is acceptable and within the bounds
of the EULA also. Both appear to be fair and reasonable (one legal test of
any contract or binding agreement); and then at the end of the periuod
remove the software and replace it with properly licesed and purchased
versions of the product tested (you cannot just roll on and contiune ot use
the TechNet licensed product permanently)
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Mike Brannigan
Meebers
"Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message
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OK..thanks again. I had a deadline of July 3rd to opt in for $100 off. I
let that go by because of the "grey'ish" area and stick with the "trial"
versions.
>
Johnathan Lightfoot
discussing this very topic and your post answered us fully.
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