[Ham-Mac] For those installing Lion on multiple computers

[Dave Wright]

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Like all past versions of Mac OS X, Lion has no serial number, no product
activation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_activation#Product_activation>,
and no DRM <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management> of any
kind. In fact, the Mac App Store's licensing policy is even more permissive
than past releases of Mac OS X. Here's an excerpt from Lion's license
agreement:

If you obtained a license for the Apple Software from the Mac App Store,
then subject to the terms and conditions of this License and as permitted by
the Mac App Store Usage Rules set forth in the App Store Terms and
Conditions (http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/ww/) ("Usage Rules"), you are
granted a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license:

(i) to download, install, use and run for personal, non-commercial use, one
(1) copy of the Apple Software directly on each Apple-branded computer
running Mac OS X Snow Leopard or Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server ("Mac
Computer") that you own or control;

The references to Snow Leopard are a bit confusing, but keep in mind that
you need Snow Leopard to purchase and download Lion for the first time. I
suspect the license agreement will be updated once Lion has been out for a
while.

There's also another interesting clause in the license, from that same
section:

(iii) to install, use and run up to two (2) additional copies or instances
of the Apple Software within virtual operating system environments on each
Mac Computer you own or control that is already running the Apple Software.

Putting it all together, Apple says you're allowed to run up to three copies
of Lion—one real, two inside virtual
machines<http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html>—on
every Mac that you own, all for the low, low price of $29. Not a bad deal.


Dave

K3DCW


On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 10:08 PM, John L Merrill <johnn1jm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Read B(i) of the license agreement.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ham-mac-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:ham-mac-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jonathan Thawley,
> KC8CPW
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 7:00 PM
> To: Mac enthusiasts involved in amateur radio applications
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Mac] For those installing Lion on multiple computers
>
> Read the license agreement the download is only for 1 computer.
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "John L Merrill" <johnn1jm at gmail.com>
> Sender: ham-mac-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:58:26
> To: 'Mac enthusiasts involved in amateur radio
> applications'<ham-mac at mailman.qth.net>
> Reply-To: Mac enthusiasts involved in amateur radio applications
>        <ham-mac at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Mac] For those installing Lion on multiple computers
>
> Actually as many Macs as you have even if more than 5.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ham-mac-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:ham-mac-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of n1zj
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 6:48 PM
> To: ham-mac at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Mac] For those installing Lion on multiple computers
>
> On Jul 21, 2011, at 7:39 PM, John L Merrill wrote:
>
> > No family pack for Lion.
>
> Actually quite the opposite.  The basic $29.95 buys you up to 5 downloads
> on
> different machines, as long as they all use the same Apple account.
>
> John, N1ZJ
>
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