License Question

psgamer0921

[trying really hard not to ask a stupid question, but finding it really hard]

I see on apple.com that you have the option of buying a "1-license Panther os", or a "5-license Panther os". If you buy the "1", does that mean one user can use it, or it can be installed on one computer. Does the 5-license mean that 5 people can use it or that it can be installed on 5 comps?

[/trying really hard not to ask a stupid question, but finding it really hard]

paul

well... legally the license is for the computer... but there is nothing stopping you from installing 10.3 on as many macs as you have in your control...



also if you buy a new computer panther comes with it... I thought you only had a PC?

psgamer0921

So, one license is one computer, not just one person, right?

luca

Yeah, the only difference between the two is that the 5-user license can be *legally* used on five different computers at once. Although OS X doesn't have any activation or serial number, so you could just buy the single-user copy and install it on multiple Macs. That's not technically legal, though, although it is better than those people who just downloaded Panther for free.

knappa

The whole license thing makes me wonder:

I always buy the latest MacOS version for my iMac. Is it legal for me to give my old version to my grandfather for use on his iBook ?

And: can I use this scheme with the install CD's that came with my iMac ?







edit: Changed my post to make sense. ;-)

powerdoc

Quote:

Originally posted by knappa

The whole license thing makes me wonder:

I always buy the latest MacOS version for my iMac. Is it legal for me to give my old version to my grandfather for use on his iBook ?

And: can I use this scheme with the install CD's that came with my iMac ?







edit: Changed my post to make sense. ;-)

Yes, if you bought the full version. No if it's an update version.

ghost_user_name

Quote:

Originally posted by psgamer0921

So, one license is one computer, not just one person, right?

Mac OS X is inherently a multi-user operating system. It is designed from the ground up to have several people using it.



The license is for one computer.



Powerdoc is also right in response to knappa's question. As long as you no longer retain any duplicates of the previous system and the new version you bought is a full version and not an "upgrade version", then yes you may legally give the older OS CDs to anyone else.

knappa

[trying not to look stupid]

Does this apply to the cd's that came with the iMac as I thought they are 'part of the package' and should remain with the computer.

[/trying not to look stupid, but probably failing miserably]



PS: Have there been upgrade CD's for 10.1 -> 10.2 and 10.2 -> 10.3 ? I don't remember having seen any.

luca

Quote:

Originally posted by knappa

[trying not to look stupid]

Does this apply to the cd's that came with the iMac as I thought they are 'part of the package' and should remain with the computer.

[/trying not to look stupid, but probably failing miserably]

Those are fine. Generally, including them makes the package more desirable.

Quote:

Originally posted by knappa

PS: Have there been upgrade CD's for 10.1 -> 10.2 and 10.2 -> 10.3 ? I don't remember having seen any.

Yes. Buyers of 10.0 were able to get the 10.1 upgrade CDs for $20, and there were 10.1->10.2 and 10.2->10.3 upgrade CDs available for those who bought the earlier version shortly before the release of the later version.