Office2k license [Was: Re: Questions? ]

[Dan Brosemer <odin@cleannorth.org>]

On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 10:47:38AM -0400, Dan Brosemer wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 09:05:39AM -0400, Kealy Sweet wrote:
> > 3) My boss gave me Microsoft Office 2000, (purchased by the V.T.A.) It
> > is also for Windows NT, and 98.
> > It says "Academic Edition", qualified education users only. Clean North
> > is an educational organization isn't it?
> 
> I'll look into it.  Their restrictions will be spelled out more explicitly
> elsewhere, and I'll have to go read those.  Thanks.

The way these licenses work are:

An academic institution enters into a contract with MS allowing them to
distribute the "Academic Edition" of various MS software to their students
at a much lower price.

The students can then buy and use the software for as long as they attend
that academic institution.

I think:

a) We'd have a hard time qualifying as an academic institution... we're not
accredited or anything.  (you'll notice highschools don't do this sort of
thing).

b) Even if we could qualify, only our "students" would be allowed to use
that software.  We'd have a hard time convincing anyone our employees are
students.

So, no, it does us no good.

Thanks, though.

-Dan

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