From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dani Moncayo Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Does anyone have access to a Windows 9X system? Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:40:19 +0100 Message-ID: References: <838uwfcofn.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1385296824 11830 80.91.229.3 (24 Nov 2013 12:40:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:40:24 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs development discussions To: Tom Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Nov 24 13:40:30 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1VkYzC-0005HF-S3 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:40:26 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:47034 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VkYzC-00037j-EG for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 24 Nov 2013 07:40:26 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60777) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VkYz8-00036E-Bg for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Nov 2013 07:40:23 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VkYz7-0005Tn-C7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Nov 2013 07:40:22 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-lb0-x233.google.com ([2a00:1450:4010:c04::233]:60733) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VkYz7-0005Tf-3i for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Nov 2013 07:40:21 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-lb0-f179.google.com with SMTP id l4so2336513lbv.38 for ; Sun, 24 Nov 2013 04:40:19 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=gdUXh4XeteglY0lSNvPjYgjPafPT7oyUueKxwrIbUeU=; b=wBgzM7+jdtN0c6v7ryApIgt54twLxrPBJiWVTkW1Tp5THjAqPBQ0e6o6Z3vIPwJUWQ WWPO6YR5OTRoyQazryxe1oRdvjWEfwkfdhQuyRBkX6qOLg41Mb7HRecSnV2JZYOaDGUa q19Mfxbw3CYSY7btzXfuWCA0DsgcTtaMGrLEXbK4H4cqKJbx+KgolEAhrK0psM2EO0bh DIAKtIclFbpdWC/jdmJHt6kR5vnkNCNcOprLiXQGWODHrByq7baRJPDD23TOL1M8+PZo EeURsMmO2S5dOm+vsnYAG2DiIlf8xUY4koA9aguXnGXy9FePty4G7DMMQL/s7mzOW4m0 M6Zg== X-Received: by 10.152.6.201 with SMTP id d9mr1185671laa.25.1385296819339; Sun, 24 Nov 2013 04:40:19 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.114.176.231 with HTTP; Sun, 24 Nov 2013 04:40:19 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:4010:c04::233 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:165650 Archived-At: >> FWIW: I don't have any Windows 9X anymore, but if I were you, I'll >> install virtualbox [1] (it is free software), and create virtual >> machines for whatever operating systems I wanted to test things on. >> > > Do you need a Windows license to run it? It depends on what you mean by "it". You don't need any windows license for "using" VirtualBox (i.e. install it and create virtual machines), but if you are going to install a Windows OS in some machine (whether virtual or real), you need the corresponding license (if you don't want to break the law...). > From a license standpoint > it's strange if one can run a Windows instance without owning any > copy of Windows. You can't. See above. -- Dani Moncayo