Questions tagged [license]

A license, in software, is a permission granted to a user to use a piece of software, under certain conditions outlined in the license agreement.

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Can a license purchased in one country be used in another country?

My company has branches in France and India. The France office has bought sharepoint licenses for the development center in India. My IT support team says that they cannot use the licenses here in India. Are there any issues in using those licenses…
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What are the license terms of Microsoft products that are no longer supported?

What are the license terms of Microsoft products that are no longer supported? Like Windows 98 or Microsoft Money?
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Non-commercial use - can I use it in the office?

A simple question: if a freeware has the license "Free for non-commercial use", can I use it on my office pc? Would that be considered "commercial use"? Commercial use sounds like integrating the application into your commercial product to me, is it…
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Adobe CS 3 license

Can I still buy a legal Adobe CS3 license (from Adobe) eventhough CS4 has been released?
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Digital used software price

Recently I saw these two links: Adobe Download site The price difference is huge. It seems that the price is so low because: The software which we selling was bought primarily at auctions and from companies that have gone out of …
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3 PC license means 3 PC or 3 OS

I'm planning to buy an anti-virus software with 3 PC license, I want to what actually 3 PC license means, for example on my laptop I have Win XP and Win7 installed, if install this anti-virus it on both the OS, is it will be considered as 1 license…
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StarDock product versions

If I pay for the enhanced version of StarDock's WindowBlinds, besides the features listed on the Buy page, is there anything that a single user would need from the Object Desktop pack?
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Licensing fee for BDB (Berkeley DB)

Does anyone know how much Oracle charges for using BDB (Berkeley Database) in a dual-licensed open-source+commercial application? While Tokyo Cabinet (http://1978th.net/tokyocabinet) provides a similar key-value DB like BDB, it lacks some features…
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Microsoft Discounts for University Alumni?

I've been tempted to enroll in a .5 credit hour class at a local community college so I could qualify for Microsoft's student discounts, but I was curious if anyone is aware of any discounts for Alumni of MS-partnered schools? I've still got a…
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Windows 11 SSD to be shuttled between two Desktops?

Assume one has a desktop at work and at home. It would be convenient to be able to "shuttle: the Windows 11 SSD between the two PCs for use at each site. This can obviously be done if it was data only. How does Windows licensing work and does the…
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How to know the license of a code generated by a GPL-licensed software?

I am using Glade to build my application whose license is GPL. I wonder what the license of the code generated by Glade is and if I can use it in a public application. Does somebody know the answer or where to look at to retrieve this information ?
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license for a multichat application ? contact information ?

I'm creating a multi chat application that communicate with different bridges ( yahoo, msn , gtalk and Facebook) using libpurple . How am I supposed to get a license or approval from the above companies ? any contact information ? anyone has a…
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