[plug] A "plain english" breakdown of the MS XP EULA

[Bernd Felsche]

"Timothy White" <weirdit at gmail.com> writes:
>On 5/8/06, Mike Holland <myk.list at westnet.com.au> wrote:
>> Jim Householder wrote:

>> > Seems to me that the 5 device limitation of paragraph 1.3 Device
>> > Connections means that the end-user cannot legally connect to any
>> > network with more than 5 devices on it.  Including the Internet...

>> The EULA compression algorithm is not entirely lossless. How about:

>> "You may use XP Home as a server, but are restricted to five clients
>> for the following services: ...  And no cheating with NAT or proxies."

>> Its all about market segmentation. Sell a home version cheap, but
>> cripple it just enough that real businesses will buy the more expensive
>> version.

>> Does MS enforce the 5-client limit in any of their services on XP Home?
>> Somehow I doubt it.

>I think if you read it closer, the 5 device limit is a CLIENT limit.
>Not limiting how many out going connections. So basically, for windows
>file sharing, and the likes, you can only have 5 incoming connections.
>I wouldn't be surprised if this was enforced.

>As for the internet, as long as your not serving content, I think you
>can be connected to it. But if you have a port open, like SMB... then
>you break the rules.... But of course, we know how many windows boxen
>ARE open.... ;-)

Apache web server?
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