[Wine] Is This Really Legal?

[Jim Hall]

On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 10:38 PM, dizzyPenguin <wineforum-user at winehq.org>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)?
>
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> 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
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