On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 10:38 PM, dizzyPenguin <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > I'm about to buy a new computer and give my old computer to my Mom. > Because I will giving my old computer to my mom, I will be loosing my > Windows XP license. > > I can either get a nice computer with a Windows Lincense or I can buy and > really honking mega awesome computer without a Windows License. > > Naturally, I would rather buy a "honking mega awesome computer" instaed of > a "nice computer", but I do have a problem... I have a couple of programs > that need MS Windows, these programs are: > 1) Cubase Studio 5 > 2) Emulator X > 3) Power Director 7 > Unfortunatley, Steinberg, Cyberlink and Creative Labs aren't particularly > interested in offereing Linux versions of their software. This means I am > stuck getting a Windows License and running possibly inferior software on my > computer (MS Windows). > > a) Creative Labs did try Linux for a while but they lost a lot of money on > the deal. > b) Steinberg does support Apply OSX but Apples cost too much. > > This brings me back to Linux, can I really run Wine Legally or is there > something out there somewhere that says Microsoft, Steinberg and Cyberlink > will come after us all if we modify their software or Wine to get them to > work together. > > Will Microsoft arrest me for TUI (Taboggining Under the Influence)? > > > > > > Wine is completely legal, as is running Windows based programs with it. Wine does not modify any program (whether they work or not). That would be illegal. Jim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-users/attachments/20090914/0ecb664e/attachment.htm>
